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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: I'm taking stock. [View all]Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)33. most of that went away when Obama and his first congress abandoned his campaign
Rhetoric and adopted turd way governance. At that point liberals were told to be quiet and support the heritage foundation healthcare system, concessions on the budget, approval by the president of firing the teachers in Rhode island, refusal to close gitmo, refusal to prosecute Cheney, refusal to prosecute banksters, and refusal to pardon Don siegelman. And now of course the corporatist candidate is being presented as the only logical choice.
The result of the republicanization of the party should be clear by comparing the 2009 congress, when the electorate thought the democrats were going to govern liberally, to the present one. But some just refuse to learn.
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"I never thought that DU had completely abandoned a commitment to the middle class"
merrily
May 2015
#11
You and tularetom both use the term" abandoned" in connection with DU. I did not.
merrily
May 2015
#10
No resentment. No tone. Just pointing out how my perception differs from yours.
merrily
May 2015
#16
Again, not my perception or the perception of many on DUs left, but I appreciate knowing yours.
merrily
May 2015
#18
Well, I'd say many of us lefty old-timers here at DU are not so quick to jump in and mix it up
blm
May 2015
#20
I know very long time DUers who left or were banned who agree with me. I also know of them by
merrily
May 2015
#21
mer, there are ALOT of DU members….Many who haven't contacted you and don't know you.
blm
May 2015
#25
PS. What happens inside DU, while captivating for a posting junkie like me, is not in the same
merrily
May 2015
#19
This is what I have seen on DU over the past number of years. Defense of the extra-judicial
sabrina 1
May 2015
#38
Oh, it is a wave, and not just on this forum. Which is why so many have found other ways
sabrina 1
May 2015
#40
Yes. In my defense, though, Clinton had been the most recent Democratic President.
merrily
May 2015
#37
most of that went away when Obama and his first congress abandoned his campaign
Doctor_J
May 2015
#33
Fine, you didn't see it. Maybe because some of the policies being espoused over the past
sabrina 1
May 2015
#41
DU does not respond well to criticism of the Democratic Party. The easy part is making silly
whereisjustice
May 2015
#23