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Out of the mouths of our dear youth - some who really see beyond the obfuscation in today's politics (Original Post) BigBearJohn Feb 2016 OP
One way or another... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #1
The revolt has already begun. Eom Karma13612 Feb 2016 #2
Give 'em Hell Bernie. kristopher Feb 2016 #3

TTUBatfan2008

(3,623 posts)
1. One way or another...
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 06:47 AM
Feb 2016

There is an awakening. Either it's going to eventually lead to a third party or the Democratic Party will fully embrace FDR's economic policies again and any candidate who wants to keep their credibility will stop taking massive donations from Wall Street, the Defense Industry, the Health Insurance industry, and on and on.

It's a winning argument against Republicans too. If you are squeaky clean on donations and they are completely owned by the corporations, it makes the Democrats' argument about fighting for the people resonate much stronger.

Hillary will likely win the nomination and she is fortunate that it's 2016 instead of 2026. At some point there will be an outright revolt against the current corporate culture in our political system.

kristopher

(29,798 posts)
3. Give 'em Hell Bernie.
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 09:59 AM
Feb 2016

“I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.”


― Harry S. Truman

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