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In reply to the discussion: He said "make me do it" so they showed up to make him, but were arrested. [View all]daybranch
(1,309 posts)I get a bit irritated as his proxy Organizing for America continually calls all of us who had to choose the least of two evils as if we are so charmed by his speech making tnatwe want to support anything he does. When you look close at what he does, it is most about avoiding taking money away from corporations. If we look at what he does rather than what he says, he is a great relief valve against the progressive and populist anger building in the country. Sometimes I question whether he is not a better friend to the Koch brothers than to the people of the country. Is he really working for us, and if so why does he avoid the issues , corporatists care most about? If he really wanted to protect the environment, why did he allow rthe police to arrest the protestors?
I have heard there is only one party when it comes to matters of defense and that is the war party. Is it also true that when it comes to the matter of the economy, everyone at the highest level of our government are trying their best to Conserve the economic inequality?
Neither party will propose tax changes for the benefit of the people. To change anything now threatens the payoffs they get (we call them campaign contributions) from Wall Street, Big Oil, Big Banks, Big Corporations, The Fossil Fuel Industry, and the Real Estate industry. The politicians weave and bob as they try to produce the least change possible. Is that what is meant when you call yourself a centrist?