That’s because progressives are bat shit crazy

When you were growing up, Hilary Clinton was a Republican

I’m teaching a college writing class that has a unit where students have to argue for which civic stance creates the most freedom, and each time I have to explain why there’s a big difference between corporate “Democrats” and the “liberals” of the FDR years.

It's been a steady drift to "the right," for decades. My phrase (similar to your tweet, MW) for the last 10-15 years has been Conservative Is The New Moderate. Then there's Ralph's phrase: Slow motion corporate coup d'etat. As George Clooney once said: We're in a tight spot :)

That used to be labeled "Blue Dogs", but now it's 99% of the Dem party.

Yup. thehill.com/policy/finance/2…

The global power elite w their neoliberal agenda have infected both wings of the American bird We need to build powerful popular movements that always antagonize those in power, no matter who they are, to keep them in check ~ Chris Hedges Vote 3rd party youtube.com/watch?v=3F2MUFZ_…

And today's "moderate Republicans" were featured on 20/20 spotlights of the lunatic fringe when I was growing up.

Yeah, but you grew up when Republicans were still trying to figure out how to scare racist white southerners into voting for them. You grew up when Ike was president. Fucking idiot

And the GOP & Biden were or would have been 'Dixiecrats' when we were growing-up. *cough* Thurmond, Eastland, Stennis *cough*