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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The game in the U.S. is to stir hate and discontent to the point where nothing gets done.

I can only give one piece of advice.  Go to other countries, walk around and observe.  Don't go with a tour group. Get out and see the people, take in their news and views. [/quote]

Stirring hate and discontent is absolutely the winning strategy for our major political parties. Well crafted political messaging schemes  being spread through tainted media sources has conned 95% of the American electorate into thinking their fellow Americans on the other "side" of the political spectrum are their sworn enemies who no longer share a common bond. Hate and division trigger blind voter loyalty and bring in more cash to fund political campaign efforts than the simple political ideological differences that have been the backbone of our two-party political system for 225 years.

The influence of money in politics is the greatest long term threat to our democracy and our true enemies are the mega donors of our two parties. It's past time for us all to step out of our political bubbles long enough to see this big picture for what it is. We, the American people, aren't as divided as we've been brainwashed to believe. [/quote]

I agree it goes back to the end of the New Deal when Democrats decided to stir the race bucket rather than continue New Deal policies.  The Democratic coalition ended because the New Deal was built on a contradiction: uniting segregationist Southern whites with Northern liberals, labor, and minorities. Once civil rights became unavoidable, that bargain collapsed. Meanwhile, structural economic shifts (decline of unions, globalization, capital flight) and the Republican counter-offensive blocked further expansion of New Deal–style reforms. By the 1990s, Democrats had largely abandoned the redistributive economic program in favor of market-friendly policies, leaving the New Deal legacy as a permanent floor (Social Security, Medicare) but not a growing project.

So Democrats will continue to push race baiting over any actual progressive ideals.

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