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In reply to the discussion: Centrism Is A Corporate Scam. DON'T FALL FOR IT. [View all]But there are two wings of the Democratic party and the liberal wing is not so enamored with towing the corporate line. Try to find a non-corporatist in the republican party. That would be like finding an antiseptic fly.
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Which Republican policies do you think are better than the Democratic alternatives? n/t
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#85
All I can say is, if Hillary is the Democratic candidate, DU is going to be..... interesting. (nt)
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#26
Dems expecting pro union pro living wage progressives to go with the flow are dillusional...
L0oniX
Nov 2013
#38
I think there are 2 wings, a body, a leg and a head that are the corporate 'wing',
pangaia
Nov 2013
#44
If cutting the throats of the poor and middle class while cutting taxes for the rich is centrist,
JoeyT
Nov 2013
#15
PUBLICLY FUNDED ELECTIONS!!!!! This is the only way out of the mess that we are in!
Dustlawyer
Nov 2013
#17
Our government has been in control of the Plutocracy for some time. They write the laws, fund
Dustlawyer
Nov 2013
#37
Centrists call including the problem as part of the solution, "Pragmatism"
AgingAmerican
Nov 2013
#21
We get ideas like this because the conservatives invest so heavily in think tanks.
gtar100
Nov 2013
#22
While I totally get what your saying, there is a fundamental flaw to your comment...
Veilex
Nov 2013
#30
They can have it, I don't even recall anyone describing themselves as Centrist more than
TheKentuckian
Nov 2013
#34
Centrists are to liberals/progressives what leeches are to blood flow.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2013
#49
You know when its only you that figures it all out, maybe, just maybe its you that's wrong.
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#64
Then maybe the "Democratic leaning Centrists" should lean a little harder, so to speak.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#89
I think the difference between progressives and *genuine* moderates is more in tactics than policy.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#90
Centrists are Moderate Republicans that abandoned their wack-a-doodle party.
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#66
I read that Hillary thinks there's not enough "unity" in DC. She is a reason why we're at this bad
blkmusclmachine
Nov 2013
#84
"Today, the "centrists" try to define centrism as this notion that we must cut taxes...
On the Road
Nov 2013
#97