From a friend:
The political dynamic in the country right now is very similar to that of a workplace.
In a workplace, there are two types of people climbing the ladder. The first does so through their work, their ingenuity, and their ethic. The second does so by tearing down their competition or those they seek to replace. This is because they aren't good enough to shine without dirtying everything around them.
The GOP has, for a long time now, run entirely on the idea that they're "sticking it to liberals." They made their focus to stop Obama from having a second term. Trump is STILL attacking Obama and seemingly running against Clinton.
This is because such an outdated and obsolete ideological framework can't possibly shine unless they turn everything around them to shit.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I agree with you. Comparing our current political dynamic to the work place is closer to the truth than you might think. Businesses, regardless of size and set-up, are NOT democracies! They range from benign monarchies to authoritarian regimes. They all have some form of military-style, top down command and control management systems. Their tolerance for dissent and change varies, but in general, these systems don’t like either. This is why the GOP is terrified of the Dem’s. Dems embrace the change the GOP hates.
JCCharles
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July 5, 2019
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most ppl don't know or would prefer not to know that the demos under clinton did irreparable harm to middle-class americans.
it was under clinton (with the prompting of rubin) that the Glass Steagal Act was overturned. this was a sop to the big banks & wall st. & allowed them to recklessly gamble with depositors' money & directly led to the financial collapse in 2008 in which the big banks were bailed out with taxpayer money & from that point the national debt grew exponentially.
so now the central bank is keeping interest rates artificially low which will make it impossible for pension funds to meet they're obligations but benefits the wealthy by keeping asset prices high.
the average american is completely & irrevocably screwed & at this point it doesn't matter which party presides over the next financial collapse.
callmedubious
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July 4, 2019
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I am far from the most thorough researcher of political history. But the little I have done tells me that the repeal of Glass Steagal was done by a republican controlled congress that had a veto proof majority. And therefore Clinton had no way to stop it from happening. Am I mistaken there ?
While I agree that the repeal of the Glass Steagal contributed to a great part of the financial collapse in 2008 with banks going rampant after being restricted so long, the Republican controlled senate was also a party in the vote to overturn it since Clinton had to get congressional approval. Senator Phil Gramm from Texas was key in getting the act repealed. One of the worst bi-partisan repeals to out economy indeed.
Even more troubling is that the trend seems to be moving towards even less regulation of the banking industry by some of the policies of the current Secretary of Treasury...there is a fox in the henhouse with an agenda that will lead to indeed a financial collapse no matter who is in office next.
@balance_point ,
i think so. there's no way that bill could have been passed if clinton had refused to sign it.
even if congress passes a bill the senate can defeat it. i can't see how clinton could have been
POTUS & could have lost both the congress & the senate.
Tearing down others to raise yourself up seems to be a common theme in other areas besides politics and business.
thinktwice
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July 4, 2019
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I despise all about these cretins;however,since so many people seem content with this utter nonsense,I am at a loss as how to convince anyone otherwise
WayneDalton
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July 4, 2019
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