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With rare exceptions the things both political parties have been willing to work together on have been implementations of various forms of corporatist and imper
by AndrewBissell 6y ago
With rare exceptions the things both political parties have been willing to work together on have been implementations of various forms of corporatist and imperialist policies. Fracking was cemented into place, and popular resistance to the DAPL was crushed, under an administration which was supposed to have all the right positions on the question of climate change. There was not some halcyon age in the 60s/70s/80s when the Republicans and the Democrats were ready to work together to dismantle the fossil fuel industry until it was all undone by a PR campaign.
- jandrese 6y agoThe government broke up AT&T. There was a time when politicians understood their role as being the servant of their constituents, at least to a degree. These days they don't even pretend, it's all corporations and special interest groups.