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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Naomi Klein: Neoliberalism is to blame ... [View all]Kline nails it. I'm an old-style FDR Democrat and she echos what I've been feeling for the past two decades.
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Riiiight. And the partisan Republican Congress had nada to do with those bills, right?
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2017
#83
This is a complete misunderstanding of Clinton and the role of the President.
OrwellwasRight
Jan 2017
#135
No. It's a clear understanding of the role of the president - and his power, which is limited.
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2017
#136
OMG. A political novice. Now you sound (not saying you are) like a Republican. First you
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2017
#138
Wrong. It is about messaging. And about racism/sexism. And about Comey and Russia.
DanTex
Jan 2017
#23
No that person uses it just fine. You use it as if you own the term. You don't. nt
stevenleser
Jan 2017
#50
Thank you, DanTex! Thank you for the eye-opening facts that too many on the left refuse to
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2017
#84
Purists believe that their values are everyone's values. Purists believe that anything short of
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2017
#116
If you can explain to me how he was going to change Lieberman and Baucus's minds, please go ahead.
DanTex
Jan 2017
#105
Folks on this board have been hyper-sensitive about certain words for a while now
nikto
Jan 2017
#114
These policies were on her website she kept referring to---That did a lot of good, didn't it?
nikto
Jan 2017
#110
Old-time Democrats like me will never accept today's more economically Conservative-leaning Party
nikto
Jan 2017
#113
Oh that Clinton "machine"- one would think Hillary had been president for the last 24 years
delisen
Jan 2017
#5
She's right, the left keeps moving to the right to get those donor dollars and now we have an
rainy
Jan 2017
#8
Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nikto
Jan 2017
#16
that's a fine definition... but it doesn't fit Hillary Clinton, as she often was called a neoliberal
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2017
#70
I love Naomi but this is a cheap argument. Neoliberalism is just a trendy term for the status quo
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2017
#9
the New Deal died with Reagan... and liberal Democrats have a bad track record of getting elected
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2017
#26
No, I want a democrat with some conviction and the ability to project it and convince others
Nay
Jan 2017
#68
No, she doesn't. That's bullshit. It does not apply to Democrats. It MIGHT apply to Libertarians
stevenleser
Jan 2017
#59
Yes, 1000 times, yes. This is what tacking to the center as corporatists has brought us.
TonyPDX
Jan 2017
#22
Right...because we have so much power...if you wanted to do that ...then electing Hillary was the
Demsrule86
Jan 2017
#75
So busy attacking the mythical "neoliberalism" - forgot to defend against the real live fascists.
baldguy
Jan 2017
#31
Nope, that person doesnt need to do anything. They understand the real meaning of the word. nt
stevenleser
Jan 2017
#60
It's just another variation of the RW "Democrats same as Republicans" bullshit.
baldguy
Jan 2017
#85
Agreed. And it's tiresome. These folks just need to specify what policies they want that they aren't
stevenleser
Jan 2017
#86
Funny the supposed "liberals" attacking mainstream Dems always seem to use RW talking points.
baldguy
Jan 2017
#108
It's mythical as used by Kline and many here and a poor substitute for actually making an argument
stevenleser
Jan 2017
#51
Racism Sexism and voter suppression are all real, and I think Klein should have framed her argument
JCanete
Jan 2017
#43
A basic problem in the Democratic party is that neoliberals and traditional call them New Deal
PufPuf23
Jan 2017
#64
"A good chunk of Trumps support could be peeled away if there were a genuine redistributive agenda
Starry Messenger
Jan 2017
#69
Trump didn't rig the system. The system is rigged in favor of Republicans over Democrats every time.
JCanete
Jan 2017
#87
If they hacked the machines I agree. If they offered up fake news...well that's a fucking drop
JCanete
Jan 2017
#93
but was it stolen by Russia or the GOP? if by the GOP, well they steal it just about every time
JCanete
Jan 2017
#98
No naomi, you are to blame...and people like you who refused to support the only
Demsrule86
Jan 2017
#74