2016 Postmortem

bread_and_roses

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9. Warren is the best of what's out there, but that's not saying much

Sun Feb 1, 2015, 11:19 AM

Feb 2015

Just like my own beloved House of Labor is the best of what's out there in terms of institutional action - but that's not saying much either.

Occupy and "fight for $15" are the best we've seen in a long while in terms of challenges to the Oligarchy. Occupy was the real deal, targeting the real problem - and it was crushed. "Fight for $15" is a much tamer challenge - but there's no support for it from our "progressive" polls either. Labor is nominally (and in the case of a few specific unions, materially) supporting $15, but it's a watery support for an inadequate response to the collapse of democracy and promotion of the "general Welfare" that we are experiencing.

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Republicans now care about the poor and disenfranchised. [View all] tecelote Feb 2015 OP

Unfortunately jaxind Feb 2015 #1

Just like voters bought that Compassionate Conservative bullshit groundloop Feb 2015 #2

just keep it simple icarusxat Feb 2015 #7

I believe those are symptoms of what is called "outreach" Thor_MN Feb 2015 #3

Why do we allow our country to maintain an elections system that is based wholly on bribery? Dustlawyer Feb 2015 #4

Money and corruption. We're in it so deep now, I can't see a way out.. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #6

Since the Dems are virtually silent on poverty, people will believe the Rs bread_and_roses Feb 2015 #5

Whoa, this ought'a be interesting ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #8

Warren is the best of what's out there, but that's not saying much bread_and_roses Feb 2015 #9

I get that ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #10

No doubt.... (n/t) bread_and_roses Feb 2015 #11

They (say) they care about the poor and disenfranchised Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2015 #12

^^^ This ^^^ libdem4life Feb 2015 #13

A lot of this is the fault of Democrats ZX86 Feb 2015 #14

If the Republicans care about the poor and disenfranchised davidpdx Feb 2015 #15

for some reason though, the Democrats don't know how to frame and use simple talking points to a kennedy Feb 2015 #16

Let me make this clear. SmittynMo Feb 2015 #17