Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Why are so many Democrats excited about her?
….she's a self-identified socialist, and that's the last label Democrats should want for themselves if they're looking to win blue-collar America back.
Druff, instead of sneering at socialism try to understand the appeal of someone like O'CrazyO besides the obvious ethnic/racial reasons
here is the key to understanding: capitalism as practiced in the United States has resulted in no real income growth for the 99%ers over the last 50 years (1973 onward) with all real growth going to the 1%
so socialism/or socialism inspired modifications to capitalism are gaining ground amongst the young... capitalism has it's flaws: concentration of income & political influence into a small group, exploitation of the environment, pursuit of profits leads to imperialism...and these flaws are nothing new--Marx wrote about them nearly 180 years ago
btw, Great Britain also suffers with no real income growth for the 99%ers, but there the no growth phenom has gone on for only the last 15 years or so
Dems like O'Crazy-o talk of wealth redistribution via guaranteed income, free college and medicare for all, while Republican Trumpers talk of protectionist tariffs to bring back jobs out-sourced to foreign countries and controlling immigration to lower tax burden & reduce competition in labor markets...both movement stem from a rejection of the bullshit fed the American public over the last 50 years about the benefits of trickle down economics and competition free of government oversight.