(December 3, 2016 at 9:27 am)dyresand Wrote: the democratic establishment and the gop are the ones really causing this work harder for less thing to happen because
money in politics and such.
UGGGGGGGG
No no no no no.
Reagan and the GOP are responsible. 36 years of GOP gerrymandering have forced our left to slightly right of center. The GOP has had a majority of power of all three branches in that time, that forces the left to compromise too much. GOP also controls the majority of power in state congresses and governorships. Our voter apathy in local and state and midterms in that time also does not help.
Now, I'd only agree that the rich do pit the parties against each other, that does allow for either gridlock which allows the laws to remain the same, or it allows them to right more laws that benefit the uber rich. Citizens United is a disaster and now, even more scary considering the GOP "fuck you I got mine" attitude.
If the left would think long term and think every county town and city long term, the GOP would never win. We really are a liberal country both socially and economically. It is just that the top knows how to manipulate people to vote against their own self interests.
