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In reply to the discussion: The imminent backlash of the Democratic Left. [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)Yes, when you have Republicans with power over anything, you can assume that they will do something to hurt the helpless.
The problem is that for the last 3 decades, we don't have Democrats expanding help for the helpless (and sometimes they go along to get along and harm them right along with Republicans). They don't extol the virtues of spending at home instead of throwing money at the Pentagon. Again, name a Democrat that has encouraged auditing the Pentagon. About the only two people in Washington that speak about the welfare of the people are Elizabeth Warren - and she wants bankers held accountable - and Bernie Sanders, who isn't even a Democrat.
Until we get actual Democratic LEADERS that say "we need to do this, this and this" instead of "we don't need to do this, this and this ... unless we absolutely have to", it's going to be this way.
That is exactly why there are some rifts developing in the Democratic Party - lack of leadership on things that Democrats care about.