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In reply to the discussion: Radical Left Is A Myth And A Lie. Common Decency/Sense Now Framed Radical. [View all]TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)For one thing just about everything I feared about what Reagan started has come to pass. Even though we have a good labor numbers and supposedly full employment, there are some really structural problems that have severely eroded job security and long term employment. Many of our institutions are compromised and the damage is not so obvious in a time that the media under reports what is going on.
What American expect from employment has been eroded. FDR put out a 2nd economic bill of rights about what constitutes a stable society. The Democrats and expectations have shifted to the right. Decent pay and decent employment with a reasonable safety net are not labeled extreme or radical left. Work protections are framed as radical idea.
Health care is framed as a privilege and what you get is based on your value to society. We have morphed into a merit based system where usefulness dictates. The AHCA that will take away health care for 24 million is justified as necessary. Even though AHCA is widely unpopular it is still being moved forward.