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bobweaver (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-04-05 11:07 AM Original message

At what point did the Democrats sell out to corporations and why?

When was the moment the Democratic party ceased to fight for the working class and oppressed people, and start accepting corporate cash - thereby necessitating "giving up the fight" and only fighting on social issues rather than economic? Who made that decision in the party and why? If the answer is "the DLC" then who in the DLC and why? Does that person still think that was a wise decision, seeing that in the last 10 years the Democrats have lost control of both houses of Congress and the White House?

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thoughtanarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-04-05 11:08 AM Response to Original message

1. It's YOUR Party...

Isn't it? If so, Drive it. Otherwise, join the dark side. I've had it with the negativity here.

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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-04-05 11:13 AM Response to Reply #1

3. I agree, we can have input in the PARTY

Since I became active this last year, I have decided that it is time to be more active. I will start attending local Democratic sponsored events, make my self and opinion known in the part. It works from the bottom up. Get involved and change the system.

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Bono71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-04-05 11:12 AM Response to Original message

2. I think the economy and corporations that drive it are

far too complex to state black and white things like: 1) Democrats sold out to corporations 2) Corporations are bad/evil 3) Working class people do not benefit from healthy corporations

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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-04-05 11:17 AM Response to Reply #2

4. I'd agree

Certainly it's true that Roosevelt felt like he was enacting laws to protect the corporations from themselves--he saw government in a very patrician mode where the wealthy and accomplished ran things in such away as to benefit all. So in a sense even as far back as then, he would have been on the sides of the corporations over the people. Bryant Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jan-04-05 11:24 AM Response to Original message

5. Started as far back as the late sixties early seventies

as outlined in the book Right Turn: The Decline of the Democrats and the Future of American Politics by Thomas Ferguson and Joel Rogers It was under Jimmy Carter that corporations obtained the same rights as people and it has only gotten worse since.

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