"Theoretically" is more substantive than parenthetical. Dems have NEVER been on the side of the working class, they have used the working class simply to gain power, as you stated. I knew that way back in the early 80's when my college roommates were ribbing me about being a conservative and I would ask them to name one policy Dems put…
"Theoretically" is more substantive than parenthetical. Dems have NEVER been on the side of the working class, they have used the working class simply to gain power, as you stated. I knew that way back in the early 80's when my college roommates were ribbing me about being a conservative and I would ask them to name one policy Dems put in place that actually met the SUPPOSED intent. Of course they couldn't, but they all "felt" like the Dems had their back.
Sometimes I think we should do like the planet Vulcan did and outlaw emotion. :-)
My parents voted for Reagan (as did many people who, like them, were historically Democrats). They went back to voting for Ds after his tenure; at least my dad did. No telling what my mom did in the privacy of the voting booth.
"Theoretically" is more substantive than parenthetical. Dems have NEVER been on the side of the working class, they have used the working class simply to gain power, as you stated. I knew that way back in the early 80's when my college roommates were ribbing me about being a conservative and I would ask them to name one policy Dems put in place that actually met the SUPPOSED intent. Of course they couldn't, but they all "felt" like the Dems had their back.
Sometimes I think we should do like the planet Vulcan did and outlaw emotion. :-)
I second that emotion
My parents voted for Reagan (as did many people who, like them, were historically Democrats). They went back to voting for Ds after his tenure; at least my dad did. No telling what my mom did in the privacy of the voting booth.