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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: "Where Are the Populist Democrats?" [View all]Cosmic Kitten
(3,498 posts)20. We need a better term for the 1%, the billionaire class
The "BLAME" for wealth inequality
needs to be laser focused.
Republicans blame the working poor
and those on hard times, ignoring
corporate leeches, and Wall st parasites.
"Democrats" pretend they don't know
who "stacked the deck"... but they are
looking for the scoundrels!
Remember; inside every Teapublican
is a Populist waiting to be liberated!
These privileged Americans blame widening inequity on the very people losing their jobs, income, and wealth. They claim that hard-up people should simply improve their work ethic and character.
Why would Democrats care what these few elites think? Well, because meek Democrats like Clinton have become so dependent on rich people’s campaign checks that they let them restrict the party’s policies and message, thus alienating the workaday majority.
Why would Democrats care what these few elites think? Well, because meek Democrats like Clinton have become so dependent on rich people’s campaign checks that they let them restrict the party’s policies and message, thus alienating the workaday majority.
Hillary is not "MEEK".
She is complicit.
Ron Wyden is meek and feckless
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