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> lot of other Democrats would say something more like "Of course they're bad for business; that's the point! We hate business and we want to punish it for bein
by jonp888 5y ago
> lot of other Democrats would say something more like "Of course they're bad for business; that's the point! We hate business and we want to punish it for being business."
That's an extraordinary suggestion. Why would any political party adopt that position?
- thaumasiotes 5y agoBecause it's popular. Vilification of merchants for being merchants is a tradition at least as old as recorded history. Vilification of the rich for being rich is much less old, but it's a quite robust tradition of the American Democratic party. Vilification of "corporations" for being corporations is even more robust.
- BoxOfRain 5y ago>Vilification of the rich for being rich is much less old The idea of struggle between the lowly commoners and the powerful elites goes back to at least the Roman Republic if not even further. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secessio_plebis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secessio_plebis
- thaumasiotes 5y agoSure, but that's not at all the same as the idea that the wealth of the rich demonstrates that they are evil.