06-26-2018, 11:55 AM
(06-26-2018, 11:47 AM)michaelsean Wrote: It seems to be only rigged one way according to the story. It is a 100% partisan hack job that tried and failed to disguise itself as something else. She's not interested in the failing of democracy even a little. She's interested in pointing fingers at people she disagrees with.
One of the things that is always interesting to me when I look at policy mood data is that our country is more liberal than most people realize. When people get asked about policy positions, the majority are in favor of more liberal positions. Oftentimes, even people that consider themselves to be conservatives are in favor of more liberal positions, often more liberal than the Democratic establishment adheres to.
This is a one sided thing, but it isn't Democrat or Republican one sided, it's the wealthy versus everyone else. The wealthy have the influence to push for policies that protect their well being, and damn the rest the of the people. They use their influence in the media to ensure the message gets out to convince people that what they're doing is right for the poor and middle classes.
People who are truly populists, both from the right wing and the left wing, should be working together to ensure we become a more democratic society. But first we need to recognize the influence the plutocracy has over the system to break free from it.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR