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The Bob Cesca Show: Jesse Watters Goes on "Vacation" (Nudge, Wink)

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EPR-radar4/27/2017 4:35:53 pm PDT

re: #143 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Maybe the optics that should matter is why, once again, the supposed “progressive” far-left is throwing a hissy fit over what the first black President is receiving for speaking fees - something that has happened for every ex-President. Especially when they’re silent as churchmice on “big money” donations to far-left groups (*cough a couple million from the GOP to The Young Turks cough*) or the personal wealth of their savior (*cough three houses cough*) and have a long standing issue of being a predominantly white group that seems to think economic cures will fix everything.

We see this again. And again. And again. And again. It’s like clockwork. And for what? Nothing is pure enough for them. And yet they pretend they’re the base that matters when statistically women and minorities - and specifically minority women - are the base that shows up for the Democrats when the election rolls around.

Fuck. That. Shit.

I agree that the idea that economic cures will fix everything is garbage.

However, the fact remains that the political structure of the US is that of a plutocracy rapidly consolidating its power. Economically, globalization and automation proceed apace, and just about everyone who has to work for a living is getting squeezed by that with no end in sight.

What’s the Democratic party plan for dealing with plutocracy, globalization and automation? IMO there needs to be at least one big bold proposal (e.g., living wage) to get people’s interest — small tweaks to the current system can rightly be dismissed as inadequate on their face.