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There is even less reason to think that the establishment can be “brought around” to support a socialist agenda. As with the GOP, the most powerful forces in the Democratic Party are the big-money donors from corporate America and Wall Street, and their interests are at odds with the major redistribution of wealth and power that the Left wants. Capitalists can accept the social liberalism of today’s Democrats as well as they can fascism — they will less easily accept an assault on their profits and control over production.

✏️ The almost-futile state of things in trying to push the democrats more left. You can’t do anything when capitalists are in charge and will back whatever horse gets them more profit. 🔗 View Highlight