Comments by "irresistablejewel" (@irresistablejewel) on "Progressive u0026 Centrist Debate Tactics In Era Of Trump (Ian Gurvitz)" video.

  1. I don't regard Ian Gurvitz as either a centrist or a progressive; he's just another Clinton supporter who is upset she lost, so I won't be buying the book. While it is true that the American mainstream media gave the Trump campaign a lot of free publicity, they were so desperate to throw mud and demonise Trump that it eventually turned into comedy. Media outlets giving political donations then trying to claim they were unbiased; more comedy. Then the Democrats trying to blame virtually everyone else for their candidate losing (who we were reminded on a daily basis was going to win by a landslide) still continues. Even the suggestion that a candidate who: took large contributions from Wall Street; wanted to expand America's wars and lied in UN security council to get regime change in Libya was remotely left wing is another joke (a bad one). I don't agree with the author's assessment of both the problem or the possible solutions to whatever is going on in the American political system. Rather I think the guest in the clip was closer to an understanding when he asked, "How bad a candidate must Hillary Clinton have been to lose to someone like Donald Trump?" ... and the answer is very bad indeed. So I don't buy into this call to repackage what is an inferior product, people didn't buy it last time in sufficient numbers for a variety of reasons. If we really must have someone to blame then it would be the two main parties for selecting such poor quality candidates (of course one has to win). The argument that voters for Trump (or Clinton) are morons doesn't work, we can assume both candidates split the moron demographic, but they seem smart enough to find the polling station; slipping in derogatory terms (his "little" rally next week) doesn't help the author's argument (does he think we don't notice?); I think he needs to face up to the facts; the Democrats chose Hillary Clinton and she lost. If the Democrats want to win the next election then I suggest they try a bit of honesty for a change because if the take lots of money from Wall Street then a lot of people won't vote for them and while large campaign funds seemingly are a part of American politics I think that is where the rot has set in, because these "investors" want a return. Actually since the Democrats just helped the Republicans sign a bill that gives President Trump more surveillance powers it looks like both main parties are roughly the same thing and that they trust the American people less than this man Trump they kept warning people about. Currently it just looks like a bunch of crony capitalists who live off the American taxpayer and practice socialism amongst themselves while inflicting capitalism or war on the rest of us. It's not good enough. It's possible that the only reason Trump won was he wasn't Clinton, but I think America's problems run far deeper than that (and no this time it's not the Russians ... if it ever was). Looks to me like the voter doesn't trust the political system in America; productivity has shot up since the 1970's but wages have hardly moved (in real terms); we don't need a plutocracy where money can buy law changes, sure it works for some; but it's a betrayal of American values (or is it? You decide). More of the same promised by Clinton; no thanks ... do the Democrats think we are morons, it seems they do. Well they better change their attitude, because the public are increasingly better informed and getting very impatient.
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