Comments by "Ronin Dave" (@RoninDave) on "If You Think Voting Democrat Is Good, You're Wildly Misinformed" video.

  1. returning the back scratching
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  2. The parties aren't what they used to be. The Republican party of Lincoln which freed the slaves, gave them citizenship, and the right to vote has been overtaken by embittered racists courted away from the Democrat party by the Southern Strategy in the wake of the Civil Rights Act. The same party which produced Teddy Roosevelt and his regulations to create national parks, break up big companies, stop harmful unregulated food production has been hijacked by corporatists who want to overturn a lot of the regulation he set up and would strip mine Yellowstone in a heartbeat. The party of Eisenhower who forced desegregation in schools and warned us of the military industrial complex has been taken over by the aforementioned racists and has become a vehicle for the industrial military complex who pushed Bush into going into Iraq on bullshit premises. The Democrat party which while founded by racist genocidal slave-owning Andrew Jackson was founded in contempt of the banks and in favor of the common man (just at that time meant only white) has been replaced by wallstreet-paid bank-loving corporatists who screw over the common man on behest of their banking bosses. The party of FDR who pushed for progressive reform and helped to create a strong vibrant middle class has been hijacked by neoliberals who want to overturn and have overturn his regulations against Wallstreet and the banks destroying the middle class in the process. The party of JFK who avoided war with Russia and created the Peace Corp to aid developing countries has been taken over by warhawks wanting to heat up the cold war with Russia over leaking their shenanigans and have no problem with the continual bombing of developing nations while their banking wallstreet masters continue to exploit third world labor in sweatshops. Both founding members and later heads of these parties would be aghast at the state of the parties today and overlooking the social issues which are little more than a bone thrown to the followers would probably see little difference as the same neo-con policies which benefit the 1% are being pursued by both parties. A sad state of affairs.
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