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GreenPartyVoter

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40. My theory is that this is more than the standard robber baron greed. They know climate change is
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 12:52 PM
Mar 2016

going to unleash hell on the world. This is the 1% preparing for it.

the 2008 and 2012 Democratic Party platforms were well to the right of the 1956 Republican platform. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #1
Neoliberalism - Its happening all around the world Baobab Mar 2016 #5
+1 tk2kewl Mar 2016 #8
" trade agreements that short circuit democracy " <-ENDGAME FOR CORPORATE FASCISTS vintx Mar 2016 #9
^^THAT^^ onecaliberal Mar 2016 #26
What do you take away from this- (PDF) Note that these deals are - after 20 years about to go live Baobab Mar 2016 #54
Somewhat socially liberal as a cover to keep people voting, but highly GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #2
this is it SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #31
You are so welcome. Hell of a scam, no? Breadcrumbs for we the people. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #33
Bingo: liberal on issues the oligarchs don't care about. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #37
My theory is that this is more than the standard robber baron greed. They know climate change is GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #40
Reasonable theory marions ghost Mar 2016 #44
I agree with that totally. We have a few economic theories jwirr Mar 2016 #47
Obama has been a transformative progressive president, the best at least since LBJ, DanTex Mar 2016 #3
There's that sports mentality. What you call "bashing democrats" I call trying to improve democrats vintx Mar 2016 #6
It's not a sports mentality. The future of the nation is at stake, and Trump needs to be defeated. DanTex Mar 2016 #7
Transformative? Other than the ACA, please list Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #10
Why "other than ACA"? That's a big part of his legacy. DanTex Mar 2016 #11
Agreed about Obama being held back by Congress vintx Mar 2016 #15
Most Dems in congress are on board with his agenda. Sure, there are a few DanTex Mar 2016 #16
Was Obama like FDR when he slashed food stamps by $8 billion? RiverLover Mar 2016 #43
The food stamps were part of an omnibus bill. FDR had a very heavily Democratic congress. DanTex Mar 2016 #46
Since Nixon won over Mondale. intheflow Mar 2016 #4
Yes, the nation has shifted dangerously to the right, ... salinsky Mar 2016 #12
Parties change. They realign nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #13
Yes, to me, climate change makes all of this no longer business as usual. vintx Mar 2016 #17
It is, but people around the world know this nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #19
"Those who prevent peaceful revolutions will wake up to real revolutions" vintx Mar 2016 #24
Exactly. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #55
Climate change, wealth inequality and social media should jwirr Mar 2016 #48
We must not accede to the Third Way and GOP framing Broward Mar 2016 #14
We're being conned. RiverLover Mar 2016 #18
I cast my first vote in 1956, have seen a lot of shifting. Thirties Child Mar 2016 #20
if we aren't purely partisan hacks we do. ibegurpard Mar 2016 #21
Can you provide a specific example of a far left policy that was implement then and abandoned now? Sheepshank Mar 2016 #22
Too many people on this site do not know what memes are. vintx Mar 2016 #23
so I've heard....over and over Sheepshank Mar 2016 #25
You can start with support for job-destroying free trade agreements. Broward Mar 2016 #28
A poor agreement to be sure, but not hard evidence that the Entirety of Dems is lurching Right Sheepshank Mar 2016 #35
NAFTA for starters Meteor Man Mar 2016 #36
In addition, Bill Clinton making China a NTR country & ushering them into the WTO RiverLover Mar 2016 #39
In many, many ways, the Dems have moved left...it's easier to ignore those situations apparently Sheepshank Mar 2016 #42
There are many Americans unaware because they get "news" mmonk Mar 2016 #27
There have been times I could feel oldandhappy Mar 2016 #29
"Hillary Clinton's Ghosts: A Legacy of Pushing the Democratic Party to the Right" RiverLover Mar 2016 #30
No. The Republicans have moved a long way right, while the Democrats have moved left a little. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #32
exactly, Dems took care of segregation, delineated and faught harder than ever for voter rights, Sheepshank Mar 2016 #41
*some* Dems took care of segregation & voter rights; others stonewalled & became TheDormouse Mar 2016 #49
Noooooo! Obamacare is right wing gift to the insurance companies. Dawgs Mar 2016 #50
This is how they do it. vintx Mar 2016 #52
I recognize all of that. LWolf Mar 2016 #34
I think we all realize it, but Hillary supporters apparently celebrate it.[n/t] Maedhros Mar 2016 #38
yep!! dana_b Mar 2016 #45
K&R..... daleanime Mar 2016 #51
Nixon would be a liberal today. pat_k Mar 2016 #53
And Eisenhower a socialist. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #56
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