Apparently the hated neoliberal system worked to save the economy.http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/07/if-left-wants-scapegoats-just-look-mirror …
@sesmithesq An easy argument that ignores the Princeton report on how we don't get the leg people actually want.
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@emptywheel@sesmithesq Thanks for making that simple point. Drumm also ignores work by people like Thomas Ferguson et al. How convenient . -
@erniesfo But none of that addresses fact that no groundswell for action ever arose, or failure of Lefties to motivate electorate re action -
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@sesmithesq Who do you think those “lefties” were/are in the first place? Recall resistance to TARP? Pro-Single payer? etc. cc@emptywheel -
@erniesfo As Drum points out, those issues never had much in the way of a critical groundswell backing them. -
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@sesmithesq 1. There was resistance + consistent polling reflecting electorate views. MIA > responsive leadership from O. Reasons obvious. -
@erniesfo Sorry, but the resistance was either laughable (ie., Occupy) or was ineffectual at ballot box, where it counts. -
@sesmithesq So laughable that an administration coordinated elements of the executive branch + state to suppress it. Sorry, yourself. -
@erniesfo "Suppressed"?? Real authentic movements don't disappear because the police clear out a city block !! - 2 more replies
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@emptywheel Doesn't ignore Princeton, just notes that it wasn't in cards to change that dynamic right now.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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