How far will the political pendulum swing back to the left after Bush?

[wcepler]

How far will the political pendulum swing back the left after Bush?

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There's a consistency in American politics which virtually guarantees that an extreme swing in a political direction is predictably followed by a similarly extreme swing back to the opposite direction. Let's call this the "pendulum principle".

So, since the neocon lobby has moved Washington to the neo Nazi right, does this mean the swing back will be a dynamic rebirth of American Socialism?

However, the word "socialism" tends to make some Americans uncomfortable, so probably the "swing back" will be called progressivism, liberalism, or perhaps even populism (a la Harry Truman) -- but the name is moot, since the political world view of all these "isms" is basically identical.

The one thing you can take to the back is that in spite of the Judas media, "liberalism" is BACK. The pugs did a good job for a time turning liberalism into a political dirty word, but they should have saved their money since liberal values and policies will almost certainly dominate American politics at least through 2008 and possibly for several elections to come.

The swing back first appeared in 2006, in spite of stolen local elections and a Republican media which concealed the fact that the elections were a dramatic mandate for progressive change.

Indeed, the fact that progressivism won the day in 2006 IN SPITE OF media propaganda, samo, samo, Republican stolen elections, and diaper dem centrists (e.g., Happy Hillary, Judas Joe Lieberman, and the DLC), is a measure of the outrage and focus of millions and millions of American liberals.

In poll after poll, it is increasingly clear that the majority of Americans have contempt for BOTH Nazi pugs and diaper dems. Interestingly, similar polls are also appearing in Israel, showing that both countries are filled with people who are sick to death of fascist lunatic fringers and the thumb sucking enablers of fascist lunatic fringers.

So IF the great majority of each of these countries manages to coalesce into a representative political party, perhaps the historically inevitable choice will be some form of Democratic Socialism.

Sure would be nice to take control of our country again, wouldn’t it?
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W. Christopher Epler (Bill).

<http://theliberationofrealism.blogspot.com/>

[wake.up.america]

1. We can halt he "swing" by educating people. Ever thought about that?

[The Count]

2. ASSUMPTION OF A PENDULUM IS WRONG.

media, economy, government are still in the same hands, will guarantee no swing whatsoever happens. Prepare for more Ken Starr type politics if the next POTUS is a dem

[Glorfindel]

4. Let us hope the next Democratic President

will have a Democratic congress with which to work. Just imagine what Bill Clinton could have accomplished if he'd had a Democratically-controlled congress and no rabid-marsupial-beast Ken Starr to impede his progress at every step. What has happened to our country since the stolen election of 2000 is nothing but tragic.

[stillcool]

5. a hard pill to swallow...

I've been fighting with myself over such a realization. Neither side is winning:hi:

[Donnachaidh]

6. sadly, I have to agree

Just getting a Dem in the WH is NOT the be-all and end-all. Not by a long shot. We need to dismantle the stranglehold the upper 1 percenters and corporations have on our country.

ONLY THEN will we have a tinker's chance in hell to get even close to anything like the New Deal.

[reprobate]

8. The pendulum is swinging NOW. Repugs now in minority among the people.

See this thread Reversal of fortunes for GOP in latest news.

The fact that the media is controlled by the right, while true, is recognized by the people. Which is why so few are getting their news from the networks. And why the majority of the young now get their news from John Stewart, Colbert, and Bill Mahr.

It usually takes a while, but eventually the commoners begin to understand.

The BIG problem, in my opinion, is the fact that our politicians are forces to beg for bribes from the corporations to run their campaigns, resulting in politicians whose strings can be pulled by those same corporations. Until we decide as a nation that the only way to run an honest election is to finance it ourselves there can be no fundamental change.

[jaksavage]

3. Well put !

So lets get out and protest or write the check to the cause.
This evil cabal is on the ropes
attacked from all sides
the shock and awe is our outrage
Because the media monster never sleeps

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. We may be seeing a bit of it with the california primary being moved

up so the california electorate actually has a voice in choosing the nominee. It could result in a much more progressive nominee than normal, and with as broad a base as california has it would be somebody who can appeal to a more diverse populace. No offense to Iowa and new Hampshire, but I don't think they generally go for people who represent the progressive base of the party.