FDR Democrats work unapologetically and unabashedly to support the working people of the United States. But we are only part of the Democratic Party today, as the corporatist wing of the party is all for making people feel better - but only so far as it doesn’t challenge profit maximization for their major corporate donors. Wall Street clearly still owns both major parties - and while the Republicans are definitely much worse, that cannot remain our excuse forever. The point should not be to help people *survive* an unjust system; it should be to *end* an unjust system. In the richest country in the world, the economy shouldn't be so hard for the average American to survive. We need more than the alleviation of stress; we need fundamental economic reform. That is the agenda that will beat the Republicans in 2024.

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FDR democrats made sure to exclude people of color and women from New Deal protections/benefits to win support from the South.
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One other thing I will say to you, my dear old ACIM teacher. If you are going to compare yourself to FDR you have to accept that the comparison ends with philosophy. Before he became president FDR had been the governor of New York State. You have no similar credentials to date.
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FDR is one of the worst presidents in American history. Every program and economic decision he made has haunted us.
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For everyone who sees the sheepdogging. There's another layer. Convincing you voting exists.
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It doesn't matter. 1. It's legal to rig primaries. (DNC&RNC)(Ron Paul) 2. Policy hasn't been a reflection of popularity. Ever. 3. Corporations literally write the laws. (Lobbying.) 4. Exit polling is dead. We don't have elections or a government. #USGTV bbc.com/news/blogs-echochamb…
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a good start would be FDR's new Bill of Rights speech. Make people aware of it; update it for today; campaign on it. Todays ideas are not new; they are old ideas never implemented. They are not things we cant afford; they are things we cant live without.
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Btw, Mar - FDRs New Deal saved capitalism.
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Hell no. You get no support from us unless you run 3rd party
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“the corporatist wing of the party is all for making people feel better” WTF?! Please be quiet and let/help a real people’s leftist rise up.
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It was the communists, Socialist, and unions that pave the way for the new deal. You yearning for democrats that never existed.
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Corporatism governs the whole of the Democratic Party. Individual deviations--or pretentions of deviation--are permitted only insofar as they leave the corrupt mechanism fully intact and fully functioning.