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Re: Democrats move on

Post by Tero » Sun Mar 18, 2018 2:08 pm

Some centrist Democrats embracing almost Trumpian ideas but more polished as politicians getting elected. Because they are in districts Trump won. Democrats voting for Anything But Trump but plan unlikely to work 2020
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/18/59428119 ... omplicated

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Re: Democrats move on

Post by Tero » Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:02 pm

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Re: Democrats move on

Post by Tero » Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:29 pm

I’m playing it now but the sound is bad on this 1:30 video. I put it on my android pad to follow.
It’s another 1% video.

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Re: Democrats move on

Post by Tero » Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:15 am

Tight race in Minnesota area where Dylan almost grew up...he could not wait to leave
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/ ... ump-483497

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Re: Democrats move on

Post by Forty Two » Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:12 pm

“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar

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Re: Democrats move on

Post by Tero » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:04 pm

Stalking liberal Democrats in their native habitat:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story ... try-217760

Even a socialist co-op Sam’s club!

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Re: The Thread of Democrats

Post by L'Emmerdeur » Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:16 pm

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'The Denver Democratic Party Platform Now Has an Anti-Capitalist Plank, Thanks to Socialists'
In a sign of how far left the political axis has shifted since Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential run, on Saturday the Democratic Party of Denver officially ratified an anti-capitalist plank in its platform.

The move was spurred by members of the Denver chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) who petitioned Denver County Democratic Assembly delegates to vote for an amendment to the official party platform. The language states:

“We believe the economy should be democratically owned and controlled in order to serve the needs of the many, not to make profits for the few.

On March 24, the amendment passed with overwhelming support, and it will now be listed in the Democratic Party of Denver’s platform preamble. Denver DSA chair Kristofer Dubbels tells In These Times that there was initially some open opposition to the proposal, including a number of delegates who told him it “would never pass.” When the vote came up, however, of the nearly 1,000 delegates present, roughly 90 percent raised their cards in approval.

Earlier in the month, 15 members of Denver DSA were elected as delegates during the Democratic Party of Denver caucus, running on a pledge to bring new enthusiasm to the party and help spark more engagement from youth (nearly all of the newly elected delegates are under 30). They say they were surprised by how little resistance they faced, and how open the local party was to the empowering of a slate of socialists.

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Re: The Thread of Democrats

Post by Forty Two » Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:19 pm

Nobody is saying they want to turn the country into a socialist country!

And, nobody wants to take away your guns!
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar

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Re: The Thread of Democrats

Post by JimC » Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:18 pm

One possibility for significant chunks of the economy is for government ownership of major infrastructure, such as utilities, ports, airports, and transport, with the actual running of each enterprise being given to interested companies, after a (hopefully) thorough and competitive tendering process. That way, governments still have overall control of national infrastructure, but you should also get the competitive benefit of free-enterprise - the more efficiently a company performs its role, the more profit it can make, as long as it first fulfils its government contract. Some aspects of the transport infrastructure in our state are run in that way.

I don't think the model would be appropriate for manufacturing, retail or farming, though...
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Re: The Thread of Democrats

Post by Forty Two » Wed Apr 18, 2018 1:52 pm

“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar

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Re: The Thread of Democrats

Post by Forty Two » Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:50 pm

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“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar

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Re: The Thread of Democrats

Post by Animavore » Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:59 pm

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Re: The Thread of Democrats

Post by Seabass » Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:59 am

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Re: The Thread of Democrats

Post by Forty Two » Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:41 pm

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“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar

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Re: The Thread of Democrats

Post by Sean Hayden » Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:46 pm

Do you guys remember when Al Franken used to go around drawing maps of the US? :lol: --sigh

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