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The U.S. needs a Labor party to represent the interests of the American workers. The party's primary purpose should be to fight for the rights of American workers and protect our interests.
Let's face the facts. The Democratic party, as constituted, simply won't fight for the rights of American laborers primarily because the Democrats just like the Republicans see politics and governing through a frame of campaign and party donations. Each party is held captive by political consultants, pollsters, and media advisors all of whom drive their parties' insatiable need for more and more campaign contributions.
Some here are mad and frustrated at Obama, but that anger is displaced. Any other Democrat would pretty much do the exact same things as Obama or risk being ostracized by the party itself. IOW, for Obama to be the progressive that we all want him to be would require him starting a civil war within the Democratic party. Again, those political consultants, pollsters, and media advisors depend on corporate cash for a living, and if that corporate cash moves away from the Dem party, they would lead a revolt.
A labor party whose sole focus should be on protecting the rights of workers is what is needed.
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