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(07-23-2016, 07:02 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Hahahaha Republicans/Libertarians have been saying that for years.  Closest they've had was the TEA Party, which isn't even an actual party AND more or less been hijacked by the right wingnuts.

Funny you mention that though, because they flooded congress after their meteoric rise in popularity, helped along by Ron Paul. We will see a lot of true progressives win seats this year.

Quote:Remember Occupy Wall Street?  Maybe these are the same kids emerging from mom's basement after 6 years of playing video games.  I don't know.  But they're far more likely either to go back to the basement or get actual jobs rather than starting any kind of revolution.

Not many people do remember it because when it was largely misrepresented in the media. There were many people there who understood what caused the recession and wanted it fixed.

Quote:The problem with Sander's "political revolution" is when most of his next gen supporters start making any kind of real money, they realize socialism is kind of expensive and a lot of liberal entitlement programs become a lot less appealing...at least when you're paying for them rather than receiving benefits.

I'll be pretty damn content making sure everyone has the same opportunities I do, and more. If it's expensive to make sure everyone at least has a humane minimum standard of living, then so be it.