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Bernardo de La Paz

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19. No nihilsm, please. No "will anything make any difference", please. It's self-destructive. Forward. . . . . . nt

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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