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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Just Introduced His Free College Tuition Plan [View all]LWolf
(46,179 posts)part of the solution, or we're part of the problem, or we ARE the problem.
Sanders is always about the solution. It's clear, reading through this thread, who are part of the solution and who are part of the problem.
Republicans win by keeping their proposals on the table, no matter how far out they are. The erosion of opposition over time eventually makes them more mainstream, and allows them to erode gains we've made, to make progress on their own agenda. It works for them. Repeatedly.
It's a strategy used by establishment neoliberals to keep the left down to constantly tell us, in that patronizing tone, that anyone trying to do the right thing, trying to keep issues on the table, and move forward, "can't" be successful. It excuses their preferred neoliberal politicians from actually standing and acting for us in any substantial way.