Mr. Hartmann, I do not disagree with your metaphor of a sudden explosion after a gradual build up of pressure. However, I think you left out an important part of the story. The Republican's accomplices: The Democratic Party.
Beginning with the recently deceased Carter; the Democratic Party turned itself into "Neoliberals" who sold out the…
Mr. Hartmann, I do not disagree with your metaphor of a sudden explosion after a gradual build up of pressure. However, I think you left out an important part of the story. The Republican's accomplices: The Democratic Party.
Beginning with the recently deceased Carter; the Democratic Party turned itself into "Neoliberals" who sold out their natural, historical constituency., working people. Reagan was only building on the process begun by "The Great Deregulator," Jimmy Carter. Then came that Great Phony Bill Clinton [the KryptoDemocrat] who expanded voluminously on Reagan. Then the feckless do-nothing Obama who went back on his campaign promise of a "public option" for health care. The democratic party continued for decades to nominate extremely conservative presidential candidates and conservative congressmen and senators to support these essentially right wing politicians, who called themselves Democrats. The Party continued this process right up to the most recent nullity Kamala Harris. The wealthy Nancy Pelosi is still doing her best to undermine the brilliant, courageous young Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. The Party is still ignoring Bernie Sanders. The real Democrats, the Progressives, are ignored and silenced by their own party.
You have done a great job of describing half the problem.
Mr. Hartmann, I do not disagree with your metaphor of a sudden explosion after a gradual build up of pressure. However, I think you left out an important part of the story. The Republican's accomplices: The Democratic Party.
Beginning with the recently deceased Carter; the Democratic Party turned itself into "Neoliberals" who sold out their natural, historical constituency., working people. Reagan was only building on the process begun by "The Great Deregulator," Jimmy Carter. Then came that Great Phony Bill Clinton [the KryptoDemocrat] who expanded voluminously on Reagan. Then the feckless do-nothing Obama who went back on his campaign promise of a "public option" for health care. The democratic party continued for decades to nominate extremely conservative presidential candidates and conservative congressmen and senators to support these essentially right wing politicians, who called themselves Democrats. The Party continued this process right up to the most recent nullity Kamala Harris. The wealthy Nancy Pelosi is still doing her best to undermine the brilliant, courageous young Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. The Party is still ignoring Bernie Sanders. The real Democrats, the Progressives, are ignored and silenced by their own party.
You have done a great job of describing half the problem.