@shannonrwatts Because you people are always all talk and no walk. Moderate and centrist dems have enabled the country to get to where it is right now.
Doss: My point is this if you don't want people to be curious about socialism, capitalism has to work a lot better.
Aidala: I don't think Trump would disagree with you.
Doss: Well, guess what? Today he was out here talking about America will never be a socialist country, America never will be a communist country. He just asked for $11 billion in subsidies for farmers because capitalism is killing American agriculture, his capitalistic war is not allowing fertilizer to get to the to American agriculture.
THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT IS GETTING NERVOUS
The political establishment — Democratic and Republican — is getting nervous. So are the Oligarchs and the corporate media they own.
The world they dominate is beginning to shake beneath them. Change is coming. And they don’t like it.
What we saw on Tuesday in New York, what we are seeing all across the country, is that ordinary people are getting involved in the political process, are taking on establishment candidates, and are winning. What is particularly frightening to the establishment is that many of the candidates, and their supporters, are young. The future belongs to them and they want that future to look very different from what it is today.
It’s not complicated. Progressives and democratic socialists are winning elections because the vast majority of the American people understand that status quo politics and policies are not working. You don’t have to be a PhD in economics to know that in America today the very rich are getting much richer while the vast majority of our people are struggling to pay for the basic necessities — healthcare, housing, food, education and utilities. You don’t have to be a sociologist to realize that the younger generation will likely have a lower standard of living than their parents. You don’t need to be a political scientist to understand that we have a corrupt campaign finance system that allows billionaires and their super PACS to buy elections, undermine democracy, and protect their privileged positions.
The American people, across the political spectrum, are rejecting the establishment’s uber-capitalist ideology, value system and priorities. They want an economy and a government that works for all, not just wealthy campaign contributors.
More and more Americans refuse to accept the current reality that:
One man, Mr. Musk, owns more than three times as much wealth as the bottom half of our society. That billionaires and large profitable corporations often pay an effective tax rate lower than truck drivers or nurses. They are demanding that the billionaire class starts paying their fair share of taxes.
We are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right. They want Medicare for All.
Tens of millions of workers are earning starvation wages. They want to raise the minimum wage to a living wage and make it easier for workers to join unions.
Big Tech and the wealthiest people on earth are aggressively pushing AI and robotics, the most transformative technologies in history, without public input. They want these technologies to benefit all, not just the handful of billionaires who own the industry.
Nearly 800,000 Americans are homeless, and more than 20 million households are spending 50% or more of their limited incomes on housing. They want a freeze on rent and the construction of millions of units of low income and affordable housing.
BREAKING: 8 people have been sentenced combined 450 years in prison for peacefully protesting outside ICE Facility
More years than any American has been sentenced over the Epstein Files
A lot of folks who work for the DNC, state parties, CAP, etc. seem to think that the reason the Democratic Party’s image is in the shitter is because leftists/anti-establishment progressives are out there bad mouthing the party on traditional media and social media. That that is what’s causing a bunch of Democrats to have a negative view of the party.
Which is completely delusional. And it avoids them having to undertake any actual introspection by just blaming loud progressive-left voices with large YouTube audiences or social media followings.
The reality is that the Democratic Party’s image is in the shitter because they’re not meeting the moment.
They’re not fighting back against Trump in a way that is being perceived as authentic and meaningful by voters.
They’re seen as too cautious and calculating after losing to Trump a second time.
They’re taking money from special interests and corporate PACs, which makes voters (including Democrats!) think they’re bought and paid for (and they have a point!).
@fred_guttenberg@harrisonjaime "Lets work together" which actually means corporate dems, working with Republicans, lobbyist, PACs, and pro Israel groups. Yall dont give a damn about the voters. The democratic socialist do
Ansari: I didn’t think I could be shocked by anything he does, but he was literally handed a bipartisan housing bill that would lower costs on a silver platter. It was such an easy win for him at a time when he’s so unpopular because of his cover-up of the Epstein files and this illegal war he screwed up. He could’ve said, “I did this big housing bill,” and because he is so committed to rigging the election, he chose to blow it all up. Their party is a mess. Trump is a joke.