Is Donald Trump Turning Liberals Into Radicals?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/opinion/sunday/trump-resistance-radicals.html?smid=fb-share

Mr. Trump — like right-wing populists across Europe — rode into power on waves of discontent with unaccountable globalization and growing inequality that have increased even under liberal and social-democratic parties. As the French economist Thomas Piketty demonstrated in “Capital in the 21st Century,” inequality’s staggering growth shows no signs of stopping. And it’s pulling democracy apart at the seams; no one but the rich feels represented.

The failure of the Democratic Party to reverse this over the past 40 years can’t be overstated, which is precisely why the resistance cannot just be about getting Democrats elected. One of the biggest groups to emerge from the new wave of “resisters” is Indivisible, which was founded by a few liberal former congressional staffers and says it wants to borrow tactics from the Tea Party, as it did when it inspired the raucous protests at town hall meetings that helped turn the tide against Obamacare repeal.

This enthusiasm has gotten the traditional Democratic donors and fund-raisers excited: From longstanding groups like Democracy Alliance to liberal tech entrepreneurs, money is pouring into Indivisible and similar organizations. But often these groups have focused on influencing Democrats or getting them elected (sometimes successfully, sometimes not) rather than building a broader movement.

The Indivisible activists should be making common cause with another movement that has surged since the election: the Democratic Socialists of America, an activist group that works on both national and local levels, has grown to about 30,000 members from about 5,000 since the election, largely driven by its association with Bernie Sanders, who, though not a member, also identifies as a democratic socialist. (Disclosure: I’m a member.)

[Girard442]

1. Yes.

More accurately, Hell yes!

[juxtaposed]

2. I hope so

[easttexaslefty]

3. Let's hope so....

[japple]

4. READ THE ARTICLEDon't just "reply." This isn't Facebook.

[KPN]

5. Radicals? Hell no!

It isn't radical to want social or economic justice/equality. Some of us have been saying this for years while often being called radical by members of our own party.

No, he's not turning liberals into radicals, he's just shaking them out of their own complacency. Whether or not we are able to turn back the tide will depend in large part on whether that "radical" characterization of some continues within the ranks of liberals overall. We shall see.

[Corgigal]

6. New York Times

can print this opinion piece all day long but couldn't take out Trump running for the republican ticket in their own town. Again, OWN town, a few blocks over.

Which is why I have a subscription to the Washington Post.