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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Say it Hillary supporters. You don't think Americans deserve economic security... [View all]
You believe in economic stratification, heirarchies, and that some people deserve to live and have good lives whereas other people deserve to suffer just because they "didn't work hard enough to get a good education and rise up the economic ladder, and probably made a bunch of poor economic decisions." You would stick your middle finger to the idea of economic equality if you could.
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Say it Hillary supporters. You don't think Americans deserve economic security... [View all]
AZ Progressive
May 2016
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Look at Bernie Sanders's popularity. He hasn't had to lie to the public, at all. He is running on
w4rma
May 2016
#132
So basically: "Your suffering economically? Tough, there's more important issues out there to deal
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#22
Ask yourself what must change to make these things politically tenable.
lumberjack_jeff
May 2016
#67
There are winners and losers...that is life...not saying that the system can't
beachbumbob
May 2016
#2
No, it's the ignore Hillary's endless scandals crowd that doesn't actually care. (nt)
w4rma
May 2016
#133
You've guys played this "good cop, bad cop" game for a long time and don't expect consequences?
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#120
no.. no, Sanders said the "collective energy" of voters would change the minds of congress...
uponit7771
May 2016
#108
Yep. The Clinton Machine's "Rainbow Oligarchy" marks a total betrayal of Democratic...
NewImproved Deal
May 2016
#4
A good teaching post. Thanks. But notice no one seems to care. Loyalty trumps common sense.
snowy owl
May 2016
#129
Silver lining: With a Trump Presidency, Democrats have a good shot at winning Congress in 2 years.
w4rma
May 2016
#135
"Rainbow Oligarchy" -- A perfect encapsulation of what I have been feeling for months
JonLeibowitz
May 2016
#111
Its not personal. Neoliberalism has winners and losers. It channels money to the winners.
Baobab
May 2016
#5
Every person has the right to rise to their God-given potential - Hillary Clinton
Cheese Sandwich
May 2016
#8
Never. It always results in a bunch of people living in alleys and eating out of trashcans
Cheese Sandwich
May 2016
#89
Using the exception to prove the rule...so disingenuous. But it makes you feel better.
snowy owl
May 2016
#130
Why do you measure someone's worth only in terms of money? Why do you devalue humanity?
Corporate666
May 2016
#12
That's... not remotely the case. There is disagreement about how best to provide economic security.
Zynx
May 2016
#13
When she was in office, the Democrats were usually in the minority. It was mainly about opposing
Zynx
May 2016
#37
It's representative of right-way thinking. This Party has been overrun by conservatives.
Broward
May 2016
#15
Yep, because she'll make sure that the top 20% won't sink below to the level of "the common people"
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#54
Clinton will give it, not Sanders. The point is, Clinton has better policies than Sanders.
seabeyond
May 2016
#26
"I'll offer anybody here fifty dollars an hour if you'll go pick lettuce in Yuma this season"
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#53
And I guess your going to try to convince me that corporatism and the power grab by the 1% is all...
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#76
Unfortunately for you, this thread is further exposing the aloofness and callousness
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#82
Looks like someone here cares more about celebrity worship than the future of the country
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#119
We are talking about economic equality in the sense of the rich not being too rich and the poor...
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#75
The pain of hiding your true nature of conservativism is what's killing you.
BillZBubb
May 2016
#105
Bernie supporter here. I don't think minorities and women who support Hillary believe
pampango
May 2016
#93
So. you think all Hillary supporters are economically better off and don't care about others?
nini
May 2016
#112
Pot calling the kettle black, look at you guys with the Berniebro thing.
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#113
If you actually believe this line of reasoning, you should seriously look into the fact that you may
anotherproletariat
May 2016
#114
I don't have to be brainwashed, I just have a history of experiences to reinforce my ideas
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#116