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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Cosmic Kitten

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7. It's not puzzling at all.

Reply to KoKo (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 10:03 AM

Jan 2015

The reason "it shows how small the Democratic Party has become"
is because the "establishment" narrative has shut down any
alternative visions.

Single payer wasn't "politically viable"
War is inevitable because humans always have wars.
TINA= There Is No Alternative

It's not a puzzle unless you can't see the wool over your eyes.
Actively pretending there is no wool over our eyes is complicity.
The MSM is not the 4th Estate, it's domestic propaganda.

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"The Big Ideas Project" from the "Progressive Change Institute"....Anyone have experience with this? [View all] KoKo Jan 2015 OP

It's so sad that NOT cutting social security and single-payer health care are called "big ideas" whereisjustice Jan 2015 #1

Well...it's puzzling, for sure. n/t KoKo Jan 2015 #2

It's not puzzling at all. Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #7

+1 You nailed it. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #4

I thought it was great at first RiverLover Jan 2015 #3

a way for them to figure out what they need to say in campaign rhetoric!? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #6

I certainly don't trust the Petersen Foundation. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #5