Without Bill Clinton, there would have been no Barack or Joe. The problem is, those who constantly complain about the lack of progressivism under the elected Democrats, they would rather have lost those races in the unprovable belief that a "True Progressive" could have won and saved the Dems and there…
Without Bill Clinton, there would have been no Barack or Joe. The problem is, those who constantly complain about the lack of progressivism under the elected Democrats, they would rather have lost those races in the unprovable belief that a "True Progressive" could have won and saved the Dems and therefore the Country. It usually ends with some reference to FDR, and the like. It is, as with most LW discussions, absolute gibberish with no basis in history. It is the Susan Sarandon view of politics that only serves Susan Sarandon.
This sort of silliness is the exact reason why no sustainable left wing movement in this country has ever arisen. In a country like the US, where people have an innate distrust of large institutions, the people will be highly skeptical of a "cradle to grave" system that many of those on the Left want. This is a country where people want to succeed, value hard work and economic attainment, not social safety. If safety was our main guidepost, then guns would not be ubiquitous, internet porn would not be free and accessible to all, we would have no video games, rap music and violent movies, and drinking would be outlawed.
Again, the Left often forgets what country they are trying to run. This is what leads to their failure. It is also why on too many occasions, people on the Left find themselves increasingly disdainful of the American people.
You see this same thing on the Right by the way, mainly around social issues.
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Without Bill Clinton, there would have been no Barack or Joe. The problem is, those who constantly complain about the lack of progressivism under the elected Democrats, they would rather have lost those races in the unprovable belief that a "True Progressive" could have won and saved the Dems and therefore the Country. It usually ends with some reference to FDR, and the like. It is, as with most LW discussions, absolute gibberish with no basis in history. It is the Susan Sarandon view of politics that only serves Susan Sarandon.
This sort of silliness is the exact reason why no sustainable left wing movement in this country has ever arisen. In a country like the US, where people have an innate distrust of large institutions, the people will be highly skeptical of a "cradle to grave" system that many of those on the Left want. This is a country where people want to succeed, value hard work and economic attainment, not social safety. If safety was our main guidepost, then guns would not be ubiquitous, internet porn would not be free and accessible to all, we would have no video games, rap music and violent movies, and drinking would be outlawed.
Again, the Left often forgets what country they are trying to run. This is what leads to their failure. It is also why on too many occasions, people on the Left find themselves increasingly disdainful of the American people.
You see this same thing on the Right by the way, mainly around social issues.