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Can you clarify which statements in the parent you're asserting are counter-factual? The parent seems to assert: 1. the parties function as controlled opposit
by abathur 7y ago
Can you clarify which statements in the parent you're asserting are counter-factual?
The parent seems to assert:
1. the parties function as controlled opposition
2. the Democratic Party is pseudo-left
3. after the 1970s, the two parties have had ideological continuity
4. one example of this ideological continuity includes some (preference for? belief in? rhetorical advocation of?) austerity* "for the people"
5. another example of this ideological continuity includes largesse (i.e., generosity) "for the military, corporations, and ruling class"
6. the ideological continuity is obvious, but obfuscated in public discourse through various culture wars
* I'm not clear on what definition(s) of austerity the parent has in mind here. This could be the general pol/econ definition, but the direct contrast with largesse makes me wonder if the more general "severity" definition is also important.