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delisen

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60. Mexico just got a female president. She is also Jewish.

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 02:00 PM

Nov 2024

Millions of macho Mexican men voted her into office . How do you explain that? She is also Jewish.

Do you know what is happening in Mexico? How they have not let misogyny stop them from making abortion legal, increasing female representation at all levels, moving ahead on environmental issues,. affordable health care.

Blaming misogyny for our regression into fascism is accepting the MAGA framing and ensuring that fascism will win and democracy will lose.

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Robert Reich on "Lessons from the Election"-- I think he's spot on [View all] LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 OP

Met him in Cambridge many years ago at the beginning of the Tadpole Raisin Nov 2024 #1

Do you have a link? I couldn't find the article walkingman Nov 2024 #2

I just did an internet search on the first paragraph: phylny Nov 2024 #3

It was in FB LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #57

I entered the workforce in 1980 so I liked this line ... LSparkle Nov 2024 #4

Me too. nt Raastan Nov 2024 #5

We were set up to fail with Reagan economics. nt LittleGirl Nov 2024 #11

Paycheck to Paycheck Kev80 Nov 2024 #16

For 40 years now, those coming into the workforce have dealt with this ... and your statement was an "Oh Snap!" KPN Nov 2024 #54

Non college educated people will be a problem kansasobama Nov 2024 #6

I concur Prince99 Nov 2024 #10

Agree - except for you last statement walkingman Nov 2024 #20

Make economics compulsory in High School kansasobama Nov 2024 #64

Disagree. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #13

There are plenty of factory jobs still Farmer-Rick Nov 2024 #23

Agree - I think we should bring back more apprenticeship type programs in the various trades. walkingman Nov 2024 #24

Yes! GenThePerservering Nov 2024 #33

FACTS!! FACTS lrucks1952 Nov 2024 #30

This is a recipe for the death of the Democratic Party (or whoever adopts this position.) LAS14 Nov 2024 #66

Everything he says drmeow Nov 2024 #7

Agree kansasobama Nov 2024 #9

I think Reich is brilliant and I have read many good articles by him Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #8

It's not about convincing Trumpers. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #14

Who are those 40%? Raven123 Nov 2024 #41

So, in the end, it really was stupidity William Seger Nov 2024 #12

Exactly This Timewas Nov 2024 #15

But "the system" will be changing rapidly to fascism William Seger Nov 2024 #18

No nihilsm, please. No "will anything make any difference", please. It's self-destructive. Forward. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2024 #19

The world is on a self-destructive path, and we just trashed the last chance to avoid it William Seger Nov 2024 #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 2024 #63

Yeah, once you put in a dicktater Farmer-Rick Nov 2024 #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 2024 #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 2024 #21

Kamala outperformed Biden's polling and favorability by alot andym Nov 2024 #34

Polls? LisaL Nov 2024 #35

Yes indeed--Polls were more accurate this cycle and predicted the outcome andym Nov 2024 #37

Agreed. Misogyny explains it. MatthewStLouis Nov 2024 #36

I agree with you. We had a disaster, when after a debate, everybody turned on Joe, including his own party. LisaL Nov 2024 #47

Mexico just got a female president. She is also Jewish. delisen Nov 2024 #60

he says that was part of the problem but not the biggest problem LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #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 2024 #59

I think Reich should pull his head out and see daylight orangecrush Nov 2024 #22

Hey! I know! Lets pander to racism and misogyny too! paleotn Nov 2024 #27

Here is some wisdom that we all need to understand. It comes from DUer soldierant: Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #55

Reich, as usual, uses too many words to point out the obvious -- TBF Nov 2024 #28

Well, Obama wasn't a female. LisaL Nov 2024 #49

Of course, that's why I noted "Did it help that he was male?" TBF Nov 2024 #50

Ironically, "Latino men" may have a hard time returning to the damn country much less the Democratic Party. paleotn Nov 2024 #26

I agree with him on all points -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 #29

I agree with much of Reich's views on how Dems have handled the economy Raven123 Nov 2024 #31

And that used to be the party of FDR. Lunabell Nov 2024 #45

I'm posting this in the bdamomma Nov 2024 #38

I agree with nearly all of Reich's points dlk Nov 2024 #39

I wouldn't rule out cheating - TBF Nov 2024 #67

I totally disagree with "There is little or no evidence of widespread cheating by Republicans." dickthegrouch Nov 2024 #70

Rec- and reserving my place to come back later. Off to work NBachers Nov 2024 #40

K&R n/t Alice Kramden Nov 2024 #42

I would switch number 6 evemac Nov 2024 #43

I absolutely agree. Lunabell Nov 2024 #44

I do not want to hear from Obama, Michele, Oprah etc every 4 years Unless bonniebgood Nov 2024 #46

kicking this for visibiity bdamomma Nov 2024 #48

I want to refer you all to the book PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2024 #51

8% of Americans will understand it, another 8% support it. bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #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 2024 #53

I hear you. He is more of a Bernie bro type LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #56

Reich shouldn't call out voters who are crying foul Seasider Nov 2024 #61

40+ years of trickle down economics has poli-junkie Nov 2024 #62

The best analysis yet, by far. nt LAS14 Nov 2024 #65

The problem I see ... AncientOfDays Nov 2024 #68

Did the Democrats deregulate finance all by themselves? Martin Eden Nov 2024 #69

Reich appears to support tariffs in the OP MichMan Nov 2024 #71

As I recall, Republicans were more fully on board with this than Democrats Martin Eden Nov 2024 #72