Let’s Call Establishment Dems What They Are: CORPORATISTS

[Arneoker]

58. Not saying that there is no problem

In fact, there has always been a problem. For all of our history. For all of the history of world civilization.

Yes, FDR and Kennedy were progressives. Of course they were compromising progressives, like Hillary Clinton is. And they were of the 1%. Those of the 1% have always been disproportionately represented in our political leadership, even among those truly fighting for the rest of us.

I am not saying that this is the way it has always been so don't bother trying to change it. What I am saying is that the problem is more deeply rooted than it is portrayed most of the time, and that making progress against it takes a lot of thought, effort and time. And part of the difficulty is figuring out what kinds of tradeoffs to make.

So this is more than the parties. A party is the tool, never the end. You do need to take care of the tool, but not for its own sake.