2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I am beginning to hate the word "pragmatic." [View all]earthside
(6,960 posts)From the Hillarians' comments on this thread ... there are going to be Repuglican majorities in the U.S. House and Senate forever.
I am disheartened to see the Hillary Clinton candidacy becoming a platform for little more than 1960s mainstream Republicanism. It shows how far right the country has gone, how extreme right the Repuglican Party has become ... but sadly how the Democratic Party establishment has drifted right.
Last night's debate showed it: while Sanders was visionary and energetic, Clinton was status quo and "pragmatic".
'Pragmatic' in a political sense like this means conceding to reactionary and Repuglican forces from the get-go.
Remember Harry Truman's warning: "Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican, people will vote for the real Republican all the time."
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