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> The real conflict is class based Completely disagree. If this were true democrats would have complete control. > Not being able to see the doctor is not a p

> The real conflict is class based Completely disagree. If this were true democrats would have complete control. > Not being able to see the doctor is not a partisan issue. > Being unable to feed the kids is not a partisan issue. > Tepid wages for decades on end is not a partisan issue. These actually all are partisan issues, democrats have plans to solve them, republicans don't. Democrats literally are weeks away from passing universal childcare and tax credits for kids. The real conflict is the culture war. White Americans wish to remain superior to minorities and those in other countries, and are willing to sacrifice a lot to make that happen.

ddingus 5y ago
Dems were given complete control this last election. The GOP has only the say Dems chose to grant them, and Dems chose to do that rather than take action on long overdue policy backed by majority American support. That speaks volumes to Dems actually being about class, and even more about how Dems often run on class policy then govern well away from making any of it law and blame jaded voters, who have seen all this before, for those voters lack of trust, disapproval, and tepid vote turnout! Those voters ask a simple question, "vote for what?" to which Dems have wagged fingers while giving non answers and lame excuses. And let us be clear: the obstruction in play exists because Dems made bipartisan legislation a higher priority than those voters who gave them full control only to see it handed off like a hot potato. "Willing to sacrifice" Sorry, haven't seen it. At all. Finally, the issues are not partisan at all. People of all political alignments are struggling. This is why populist solutions to these issues are enjoy majority support. Far too many people are impacted for it to be otherwise. Neither party appears willing to act, and that is why we keep having change elections that result in basically no change.
ddingus 5y ago
We have an ongoing culture war because voter support for Dems is tepid enough for the GOP to win elections that way. The tepid voting is a direct result of economic inaction for a long time now. Ongoing economic inaction will continue to put social progress at risk too. At some point, actually doing more than running on good ideas will meed to happen, or we run the very real risk of regression on all that. And the remedy is really simple! Get some of the big items done. M4A, better labor law, living wages, and right on down the list.

ddingus 5y ago

Dems were given complete control this last election. The GOP has only the say Dems chose to grant them, and Dems chose to do that rather than take action on long overdue policy backed by majority American support. That speaks volumes to Dems actually being about class, and even more about how Dems often run on class policy then govern well away from making any of it law and blame jaded voters, who have seen all this before, for those voters lack of trust, disapproval, and tepid vote turnout! Those voters ask a simple question, "vote for what?" to which Dems have wagged fingers while giving non answers and lame excuses. And let us be clear: the obstruction in play exists because Dems made bipartisan legislation a higher priority than those voters who gave them full control only to see it handed off like a hot potato. "Willing to sacrifice" Sorry, haven't seen it. At all. Finally, the issues are not partisan at all. People of all political alignments are struggling. This is why populist solutions to these issues are enjoy majority support. Far too many people are impacted for it to be otherwise. Neither party appears willing to act, and that is why we keep having change elections that result in basically no change.

ddingus 5y ago

We have an ongoing culture war because voter support for Dems is tepid enough for the GOP to win elections that way. The tepid voting is a direct result of economic inaction for a long time now. Ongoing economic inaction will continue to put social progress at risk too. At some point, actually doing more than running on good ideas will meed to happen, or we run the very real risk of regression on all that. And the remedy is really simple! Get some of the big items done. M4A, better labor law, living wages, and right on down the list.