I have an argument with a friend where I support free college, Medicare4All, Green New Deal etc. & she tells me we need an "incremental approach;" that such things are "too far left." I tell her they're centrist in Europe.She says "We're not Europe." I bang my head against a wall

May 29, 2020 · 3:02 AM UTC

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Tell your friend to read James Baldwin
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i feel ya. Same here
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Arguing with centrists in a nutshell. Better things aren't possible.
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I’m banging my head with you.
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ask her what increments obama accomplished
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My mother in law literally said out loud "That's not who we are" when I said we needed M4A, Green New Deal when I was also making the point that Europe has had universal healthcare for decades. My brain melted.
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Now try to imagine what #Bernie has been up against ... #DNC
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Tell your friend that if we ended all tax subsides, loopholes, credits, breaks, havens, immunities, exemptions, and deductions for all big businesses, millionaires, & billionaires as well as cut the military defense budget & establish a wealth tax, we can have universal programs.
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You’re friends with Amy Klobuchar?!
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She's right. Most Americans are centrists (of the American, not European, variety). Isn't there a M4A bill that Sanders wrote in Congress now? It needs 60 votes to pass. It only has 14. Bang your head against a wall all you want; it's not going to get M4A passed.
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