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39. Which Liberal Values Do You Speak Of?

Mon Oct 2, 2017, 01:26 PM

Oct 2017

The ones that looked to make sure we only go to war against nations that war on us or our allies? They were out on field day in 2002-2003.

The ones that sought to keep our financial system in order? Again. Out on holiday from 1998-2008, and beyond.

The ones that fight to spare us anti-competitive monopolies? Gone.

I could go on and on .. but there are reasons why our party has grown weaker and weaker in congress, and it's not because of Gerrymandering, or Russians, or anything that's changed in the last 10 years, it's because Democratic leaders have stopped fighting on the behalf of people who labor for a living.

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Could America's Socialists Become the Tea Party of the Left? [View all] DonViejo Oct 2017 OP

Right wing extremists: Perfectly OK, according to America. HughBeaumont Oct 2017 #1

No comparison. The 'Tea Party' wasn't a grassroots movement leftstreet Oct 2017 #2

very true. People keep wanting to pretend otherwise. Fox also had a huge role in astro-turfing it JCanete Oct 2017 #20

I sure hope so. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #3

It's amazing people don't realize this yet... n/m bagelsforbreakfast Oct 2017 #27

What's amazing is some people don't realize the election was stolen. brush Oct 2017 #30

The Koch's money provided LakeVermilion Oct 2017 #4

Property greeny2323 Oct 2017 #5

democratic socialists are not communists. nt. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #8

If you do not want to be considered Socialist GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #24

The Green-Tea Party has already cost us two presidential elections. Spy Car Oct 2017 #6

I don't think you quite understand what was intended by the analogy. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #7

Oh I understand perfectly... Spy Car Oct 2017 #9

Legalize Lonnie Anderson's hair. H2O Man Oct 2017 #10

... leftstreet Oct 2017 #14

In the late summer- H2O Man Oct 2017 #16

Populism need not be "irrational political extremism", it can instead be proposing substantive Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #11

In the history of human civilization when populist movements have come to power... Spy Car Oct 2017 #15

Yeah, these people look pretty scary leftstreet Oct 2017 #17

Tell us when populist revolutionaries taking power has turned out well? Spy Car Oct 2017 #19

We are talking about elections not revolutions, come on be serious. Exultant Democracy Oct 2017 #28

None of the social democracies in Western Europe... Spy Car Oct 2017 #37

You are the only one talking about revolution. Exultant Democracy Oct 2017 #40

Oh geeeeeeeeeez, Red bait much? HughBeaumont Oct 2017 #31

Yeah, very suspect behavior. Exultant Democracy Oct 2017 #41

Bolivia and Ecuador are both controlled by left wing populist parties. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #35

Bolivia and Equador are countries with very poor human rights records. Spy Car Oct 2017 #38

I am sure that is true GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #21

Which Liberal Values Do You Speak Of? Upward Oct 2017 #39

I'm uninterested in ANY kind of populism. Adrahil Oct 2017 #32

Agree 100%. And everything they do jrthin Oct 2017 #26

The Tea Party was just a rebranding of voters the Republicans cultivated... JHB Oct 2017 #12

well perhaps, but it was also a genuine right wing populist political movement. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #13

Yes, the Tea Party was a genuine right-wing populist movement. Spy Car Oct 2017 #18

...of people frantically scraping the Bush/Cheney bumper-stickers off their cars. JHB Oct 2017 #25

I strongly urge that we do not associate the two in any way. MineralMan Oct 2017 #22

Wanting more social programs to help people is a radical idea! It's just like wanting more jalan48 Oct 2017 #23

Providing a basic standard of living WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 #29

...and you believe that a basic standard of living can be derived in a capitalist economy? brooklynite Oct 2017 #34

wow if only the world were such a simple place. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #36

I lulz'd KG Oct 2017 #33