That's written as if Democrats had a choice. They didn't. The Democratic party moved right in the 80s because rightism was just too powerful. It was either work with them or become completely irrelevant. — frank
But as far as I can see as an outsider, most of the American Left choose to ignore this and just throw in their lot with the liberals. — jamalrob
Yes, the same in the UK. Labour had to become Tory light to win power back in 1997. During the successful days of the 1980/90's capitalism was king, politics drifted to the right, thinking things could only get better.
Then globalisation started to bite. — Punshhh
If only the Democrats had the cojones to fully embrace the label and be a communist party... — Baphomet
What can Biden do to "unite" this country then? — Baphomet
In some places, you're not an adult until you climb up a tree, stick your hand into a beehive, and steal a fistful of honeycomb. — Baden
And what exactly were - are - those "material conditions"? — tim wood
The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid
And the marshals and cops get the same
But the poor white man's used in the hands of them all like a tool
He's taught in his school
From the start by the rule
That the laws are with him
To protect his white skin
To keep up his hate
So he never thinks straight
'Bout the shape that he's in
But it ain't him to blame
He's only a pawn in their game. — Bob Dylan
Expect this next few months to be scorched earth destruction on the part of Trump. Yall ain't done at all. — StreetlightX
While the personnel changes added to the tumult in the wake of Esper's departure, it's not clear how much impact they could have on the massive Pentagon bureaucracy. The department is anchored by the tenet of civilian control of the military — NBC News
It seems abundantly clear that the wheels of democracy will in fact grind Trump out of office come 20th Jan. — Wayfarer
Because the actual work is not much. Just look at the wall. And not starting a new war (just killing an Iranian general and getting Iran to lob missiles into US bases didn't start it) is actually, really, not a huge accomplishment.
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