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Diamond_Dog

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8. I think Reich is brilliant and I have read many good articles by him

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 09:15 AM

Nov 10

But I don’t agree with this:

“Most of the economy’s gains have gone to the top. This has caused many Americans to feel frustrated and angry. Trump gave voice to that anger. Harris did not.”

Um …. no. Every TV ad, every speech, Harris stated that she would make the wealthy pay their fair share.
Trump has and will continue to give bigger tax breaks to the rich!

“Democrats need to tell Americans why their pay has been lousy for decades and their jobs less secure: not because of immigrants, liberals, people of color, the “deep state,” or any other Trump Republican bogeyman, but because of the power of large corporations and the rich to rig the market and siphon off most of the economy’s gains.”

Good luck getting Trumpy people to let go of their bigotry which translates into “it’s always someone else’s fault (“others”). why I can’t get ahead”. This seems to be a huge cancer that nothing will ever cure.

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Robert Reich on "Lessons from the Election"-- I think he's spot on [View all] LymphocyteLover Nov 10 OP

Met him in Cambridge many years ago at the beginning of the Tadpole Raisin Nov 10 #1

Do you have a link? I couldn't find the article walkingman Nov 10 #2

I just did an internet search on the first paragraph: phylny Nov 10 #3

It was in FB LymphocyteLover Nov 10 #57

I entered the workforce in 1980 so I liked this line ... LSparkle Nov 10 #4

Me too. nt Raastan Nov 10 #5

We were set up to fail with Reagan economics. nt LittleGirl Nov 10 #11

Paycheck to Paycheck Kev80 Nov 10 #16

For 40 years now, those coming into the workforce have dealt with this ... and your statement was an "Oh Snap!" KPN Nov 10 #54

Non college educated people will be a problem kansasobama Nov 10 #6

I concur Prince99 Nov 10 #10

Agree - except for you last statement walkingman Nov 10 #20

Make economics compulsory in High School kansasobama Nov 10 #64

Disagree. Elessar Zappa Nov 10 #13

There are plenty of factory jobs still Farmer-Rick Nov 10 #23

Agree - I think we should bring back more apprenticeship type programs in the various trades. walkingman Nov 10 #24

Yes! GenThePerservering Nov 10 #33

FACTS!! FACTS lrucks1952 Nov 10 #30

This is a recipe for the death of the Democratic Party (or whoever adopts this position.) LAS14 Nov 10 #66

Everything he says drmeow Nov 10 #7

Agree kansasobama Nov 10 #9

I think Reich is brilliant and I have read many good articles by him Diamond_Dog Nov 10 #8

It's not about convincing Trumpers. Elessar Zappa Nov 10 #14

Who are those 40%? Raven123 Nov 10 #41

So, in the end, it really was stupidity William Seger Nov 10 #12

Exactly This Timewas Nov 10 #15

But "the system" will be changing rapidly to fascism William Seger Nov 10 #18

No nihilsm, please. No "will anything make any difference", please. It's self-destructive. Forward. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 10 #19

The world is on a self-destructive path, and we just trashed the last chance to avoid it William Seger Nov 10 #32

I understand. It IS dark & difficult now. Will be brighter later. Break is ok. But you might find support on DU Bernardo de La Paz Nov 10 #63

Yeah, once you put in a dicktater Farmer-Rick Nov 10 #25

Don't shift ground, but increase efforts to help the non-college educated. Reich makes lots of good points Bernardo de La Paz Nov 10 #17

Nope. This is the same thing they said in 2016, and we learned unequivocally that it wasn't true. It still isn't. Scrivener7 Nov 10 #21

Kamala outperformed Biden's polling and favorability by alot andym Nov 10 #34

Polls? LisaL Nov 10 #35

Yes indeed--Polls were more accurate this cycle and predicted the outcome andym Nov 10 #37

Agreed. Misogyny explains it. MatthewStLouis Nov 10 #36

I agree with you. We had a disaster, when after a debate, everybody turned on Joe, including his own party. LisaL Nov 10 #47

Mexico just got a female president. She is also Jewish. delisen Nov 10 #60

he says that was part of the problem but not the biggest problem LymphocyteLover Nov 10 #58

Yes. I saw. I disagree. It's the biggest problem. And the economy is definitely A problem, but it's not why she lost. Scrivener7 Nov 10 #59

I think Reich should pull his head out and see daylight orangecrush Nov 10 #22

Hey! I know! Lets pander to racism and misogyny too! paleotn Nov 10 #27

Here is some wisdom that we all need to understand. It comes from DUer soldierant: Scrivener7 Nov 10 #55

Reich, as usual, uses too many words to point out the obvious -- TBF Nov 10 #28

Well, Obama wasn't a female. LisaL Nov 10 #49

Of course, that's why I noted "Did it help that he was male?" TBF Nov 10 #50

Ironically, "Latino men" may have a hard time returning to the damn country much less the Democratic Party. paleotn Nov 10 #26

I agree with him on all points -misanthroptimist Nov 10 #29

I agree with much of Reich's views on how Dems have handled the economy Raven123 Nov 10 #31

And that used to be the party of FDR. Lunabell Nov 10 #45

I'm posting this in the bdamomma Nov 10 #38

I agree with nearly all of Reich's points dlk Nov 10 #39

I wouldn't rule out cheating - TBF Nov 10 #67

I totally disagree with "There is little or no evidence of widespread cheating by Republicans." dickthegrouch Nov 10 #70

Rec- and reserving my place to come back later. Off to work NBachers Nov 10 #40

K&R n/t Alice Kramden Nov 10 #42

I would switch number 6 evemac Nov 10 #43

I absolutely agree. Lunabell Nov 10 #44

I do not want to hear from Obama, Michele, Oprah etc every 4 years Unless bonniebgood Nov 10 #46

kicking this for visibiity bdamomma Nov 10 #48

I want to refer you all to the book PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 10 #51

8% of Americans will understand it, another 8% support it. bucolic_frolic Nov 10 #52

Not a Reich fan. He and some other Democrats helped give us trump in 2016 by bashing Obama and Clinton efforts Silent Type Nov 10 #53

I hear you. He is more of a Bernie bro type LymphocyteLover Nov 10 #56

Reich shouldn't call out voters who are crying foul Seasider Nov 10 #61

40+ years of trickle down economics has poli-junkie Nov 10 #62

The best analysis yet, by far. nt LAS14 Nov 10 #65

The problem I see ... AncientOfDays Nov 10 #68

Did the Democrats deregulate finance all by themselves? Martin Eden Nov 10 #69

Reich appears to support tariffs in the OP MichMan Nov 18 #71

As I recall, Republicans were more fully on board with this than Democrats Martin Eden Nov 18 #72