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In reply to the discussion: Why Not Socialism?: The Right’s red-baiting has been far too effective [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Both Republicans and Democrats are capitalists. Obama is a capitalist despite what our Republican friends thinks he is. If anything, Obama has helped big business. The rich have done quite well under the recession. The top 1% increased their net worth by 15% under Obama, while the middle class lost 35% (due mostly to the real estate crash since the middle class has most of their wealth in their home). The Obama administration has done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING against the big banks. Welfare for Wall Street continues. None of the Democrats in congress seem to have any intention of raising the minimum wage.
We don't have a socialist or far-left party in the United States. The two big parties have polarized both sides of center. Which pretty much gives the moderates full control of our government. It's also why we are so gridlocked.
We are stuck. There is no momentum for a political movement because each party is too afraid of losing the center and therefore giving power to the other side.