Bill Maher: scary socialism

“But any current or future politico that espouses even a socialist-lite platform like Bernie’s will always be marginalized by the dems.”

I would change that sentence to read: “But any current or future politico that espouses even a socialist-lite platform like Bernie’s will always lose”

That’s because an enormous part of this country’s population is uneducated to understand what socialism really is and how much it is actually already part of America. Any mention of the S world will scare them because they have been taught by their parents and friends that socialism is a big bad word never to be mentioned around them. No-the Democrats are wise not to go in that direction.

If any normal person saw the interview that Jake Tapper (Chief Washington Correspondent for CNN) had with Ocasio-Cortez they would say to themselves-if this is what socialism is or what a “progressive” is I don’t want any part of it. The woman simply could not answer a question w/o dodging into a propaganda speech. And IMO on the issue of “fairness” Tapper is the best of the best.

Keep in mind all those Republicans in that piece by Mahr not once mentioned or advocated for any idea that might sound “socialistic”. What they did do was go hard at an incompetent, racist pig of a President. Yes the Dems need to go that hard on the “idiot”.
Unfortunately for the average Joe they “think” that since the economy is rising (for the rich) that turning to a social democratic agenda will take $$$ away from them ($$$ they don’t really have now) Mahr is an idiot when it comes to political strategies.

“It will always be the economy stupid”. Someone once said and its true. People can live with a racist ignoramus at the helm as long as he promises to keep those smelly socialists (or is that commies) hands off their toys and money. We need someone to protect what we have accumulated and no socialist is going to take away that to give to someone else. We no longer-if we ever were -a country where people actually cared about the less fortunate and the Republicans-at least today’s Republicans have tapped into that. Bannon would absolutely love to have the Democrats take a stand advocating for either a progressive of socialistic agenda. And believe me he ain’t stupid and the dark night still controls most of the thought process of those in power now.

Mahr is wrong-dead wrong. The only genuine way for the progressives to come into power is unfortunately for this country to undergo another major depression-like what happened in the 30s. Once again, its the economy stupid. If by some miracle we take the House this November it will be on the backs of women and minorities on issues that are unrelated to healthcare for all, etc. It will be on social issues. Abortion, sexual abuse, police brutality, etc But I don’t see those issues having lasting power compared to a “perceived” healthy economy. The democrats have to realize we are simply a selfish-look our for yourself-country. We used to care. We don’t anymore. How and why did that change: IMO Vietnam changed us all.