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bigtree

(85,996 posts) Thu Mar 28, 2019, 09:02 AM Mar 2019

This is pragmatic progressivism

thread: twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1111009993824849921

article: https://t.co/LZ0l6Ux7IQ

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This is pragmatic progressivism (Original Post) bigtree Mar 2019 OP

I hope so-- in a democracy evolution tends to work better than revolution. TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #1

it's all in the mix bigtree Mar 2019 #2

Yes. Good for her! CORRECTION: Sanders is NOT Hortensis Mar 2019 #3

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. I hope so-- in a democracy evolution tends to work better than revolution.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2019, 09:04 AM

Mar 2019

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

2. it's all in the mix

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 28, 2019, 09:07 AM

Mar 2019

...power doesn't concede without pressure.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

3. Yes. Good for her! CORRECTION: Sanders is NOT

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2019, 09:28 AM

Mar 2019

joining Democrats to fight the existential threat to the ACA, even though it is an existential threat to universal healthcare through any federal program.

Btw, "pragmatic" is agreeing to achieve less than everything when everything isn't possible or the tradeoffs required just too damaging. As in the pragmatic incrementalism of the ACA when going straight to universal wasn't possible.

THIS is a "man the ramparts" moment.

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