Comments by "" (@TheHuxleyAgnostic) on "Morning Joe Pulls A Complete 180 On Bernie Sanders" video.

  1. In terms of economics, the far left would actually be complete economic equality for all, and the total eradication of capitalism. Absolutely zero politicians run on such a platform. The far right would be calling for complete privatization of services ... Ayn Rand. There are politicians actually running on such platforms. Libertarians are far right, and there's no equivalent on the left, in US politics. Bernie is the centrist, pushing policies like centrist European countries, Canada, etc, where capitalism is still doing quite well. Democrats shifted, and have been right of centre for some time, and Republicans shifted even further right of them. The US still hasn't recovered from McCarthyism and the Red Scare. The US was also 40% unionized in the early 50s, with those unions lobbying for workers. It's currently at about 10% unionized, with politicians and corporations trying to destroy the largest union left ... the teachers union ... by pushing to privatize schools. There is barely a worker lobby left to go up against the corporate lobby.
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