The Future of the Democratic Party
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But when for several generations liberal elites have decided the working class were a problem to be mocked and demonized and blamed for their own marginalization, well, it's hard for them to break from that self-satisfying ideology. They're old-style country club Republicans, but more welcoming of non-whites and homosexuals.
But when for several generations liberal elites have decided the working class were a problem to be mocked and demonized and blamed for their own marginalization, well, it's hard for them to break from that self-satisfying ideology. They're old-style country club Republicans, but more welcoming of non-whites and homosexuals.
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Is he trying to tank his campaign? I mean, I don't doubt that he believes his own horseshit, but he's scripting a narrative of being old and regressive. Which he is (duh) but you don't promote that.
Is he trying to tank his campaign? I mean, I don't doubt that he believes his own horseshit, but he's scripting a narrative of being old and regressive. Which he is (duh) but you don't promote that.
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Neil Macdonald (Norm's brother) on Elizabeth Warren: https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/democra ... EFMNz1H9bs
Macdonald isn't some lefty, but one of those old-style journalists who would rather call out bullshit than cultivate access. That he's impressed with Warren actually counts quite a bit to me.
Macdonald isn't some lefty, but one of those old-style journalists who would rather call out bullshit than cultivate access. That he's impressed with Warren actually counts quite a bit to me.
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I'll never bet the farm on the dems being anything but spineless.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑27 Jun 2019, 8:28pmNeil Macdonald (Norm's brother) on Elizabeth Warren: https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/democra ... EFMNz1H9bs
Macdonald isn't some lefty, but one of those old-style journalists who would rather call out bullshit than cultivate access. That he's impressed with Warren actually counts quite a bit to me.
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Not that I disagree here, but it was only a few elections ago that a young black guy with little experience but a helluva ground game upended the insider favourite. That the insider always has it in the bag isn't true.Silent Majority wrote: ↑28 Jun 2019, 5:52amI'll never bet the farm on the dems being anything but spineless.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑27 Jun 2019, 8:28pmNeil Macdonald (Norm's brother) on Elizabeth Warren: https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/democra ... EFMNz1H9bs
Macdonald isn't some lefty, but one of those old-style journalists who would rather call out bullshit than cultivate access. That he's impressed with Warren actually counts quite a bit to me.
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Boomer Dems going out there to defend anti-busing policy in response to the uppity black woman's "dishonest identity attack" on Daddy Biden. You love to see it.
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I've been enjoying City on a Hill on Showtime. There's a great scene where Kevin Bacon's character is talking about busing which I have to paraphrase: It must have sucked for black people to fight so hard, get called n--gg--s, and have rocks thrown at them only to find out that the schools in Southie were the same shitholes and the schools in Roxbury.
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My quarter-assed prediction (which I thought before these debates) is that it'll end up coming down to Harris and Warren, representing the neoliberal and progressive wings.
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I remember similar slurs against Colin Powell but coming from liberals. The never-ending effort to disqualify black people.
I remember similar slurs against Colin Powell but coming from liberals. The never-ending effort to disqualify black people.
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To quote myself:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Jun 2019, 8:19pmhttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/cr ... itizenship
I remember similar slurs against Colin Powell but coming from liberals. The never-ending effort to disqualify black people.
Third Way type Dems are a cesspool of bigotry.
Addendum: should have read through the article before posting, this is referring to maga types. The 2008 reference made me think it was a reference to, famously, the racist attacks on obama starting from the Hillary campaign before Trump et al took it over.
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But the point holds. To the majority of the electorate and especially insiders, questioning the legitimacy of all people of colour is fair game. And it works.
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Satire but maybe not?
https://thehardtimes.net/culture/beto-f ... insurance/
https://thehardtimes.net/culture/beto-f ... insurance/
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fuckin' lolDr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2019, 12:54pmSatire but maybe not?
https://thehardtimes.net/culture/beto-f ... insurance/
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Theory: When he died, Reagan's addle-minded soul migrated into Joe Biden. He really seems as confused as Reagan did from around '84 onward. I'm seriously skeptical that he'll be relevant by Iowa.
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