ext_306469 ([identity profile] paft.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics 2011-03-11 08:07 pm (UTC)

Re: Power corrupts...

s: Forget about Republicans and Democrats, people in general do things for petty selfish reasons.

When did the Democrats last have to sign a consent decree about voter suppression?

Was it the Democratic Party who used the "Southern Strategy" in the wake of the Civil Rights Bills?

sw: Do you honestly believe that the Wisconsin State Legislature will be able to stop disgruntled workers from organizing

I think they're going to try very hard. And yes, disgruntled workers HAVE in the past been prevented from organizing by powerful and entrenched institutions, as anyone familiar with the history of union organizing will attest.

sw: or that a minor loss of funding for the Dems will result in a single party system a la the Soviet Union? Because frankly I don't buy it.

Where have I said it would be like the Soviet Union?


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