That's all well and good, but the Democrat party clearly is aligned with the interests of capital. They aren't principled on lots of the issues that we talk about most in US politics, but they are not ideologically neutral.
That's all well and good, but the Democrat party clearly is aligned with the interests of capital. They aren't principled on lots of the issues that we talk about most in US politics, but they are not ideologically neutral.
Look I’m really a not looking to pick a fight with you. There is truth in what you have said. Democrats are not ideologically neutral, but what I would like to suggest to you is that they are so by default as much as for any real ideological commitment to the insanity that is capitalism. They are above all else shallow and opportunistic. What I’d propose as a straw man is there are a whole range arguments that the left could make to the public which highlight the abusiveness of our current system that are not framed in class struggle rhetoric but nevertheless expose the broken power dynamics. When I spend two hours on the phone to a bank or an insurance company because they have understaffed and undertrained their support system, I’m working for them for free and they are pocketing the difference. Every adult in America has that experience every month if not more frequently. Use that and a lot of similar arguments out of everyday people’s everyday experience to move the needle. The Democratic Party is not an ideological monolith. It is adrift and feckless and a strong hand could guide it to better days.
That's all well and good, but the Democrat party clearly is aligned with the interests of capital. They aren't principled on lots of the issues that we talk about most in US politics, but they are not ideologically neutral.
Look I’m really a not looking to pick a fight with you. There is truth in what you have said. Democrats are not ideologically neutral, but what I would like to suggest to you is that they are so by default as much as for any real ideological commitment to the insanity that is capitalism. They are above all else shallow and opportunistic. What I’d propose as a straw man is there are a whole range arguments that the left could make to the public which highlight the abusiveness of our current system that are not framed in class struggle rhetoric but nevertheless expose the broken power dynamics. When I spend two hours on the phone to a bank or an insurance company because they have understaffed and undertrained their support system, I’m working for them for free and they are pocketing the difference. Every adult in America has that experience every month if not more frequently. Use that and a lot of similar arguments out of everyday people’s everyday experience to move the needle. The Democratic Party is not an ideological monolith. It is adrift and feckless and a strong hand could guide it to better days.