The End of New Deal Liberalism | The Nation
The democrats never wanted to be liberal in the first place, not even back in 1932. It was only the personality of Franklin Roosevelt and his pragmatic mind that allowed him to see the desperate need for something new to be done. The other thing was that Roosevelt was already a rich aristocrat who had no illusions or admiration for the rich of his time.
Men like Clinton and Obama who were born poor will do anything to gain the favor of the wealthy.
The End of New Deal Liberalism | The Nation:
"We have reached a pivotal moment in government and politics, and it feels like the last, groaning spasms of New Deal liberalism. When the party of activist government, faced with an epic crisis, will not use government's extensive powers to reverse the economic disorders and heal deepening social deterioration, then it must be the end of the line for the governing ideology inherited from Roosevelt, Truman and Johnson."
Men like Clinton and Obama who were born poor will do anything to gain the favor of the wealthy.
The End of New Deal Liberalism | The Nation:
"We have reached a pivotal moment in government and politics, and it feels like the last, groaning spasms of New Deal liberalism. When the party of activist government, faced with an epic crisis, will not use government's extensive powers to reverse the economic disorders and heal deepening social deterioration, then it must be the end of the line for the governing ideology inherited from Roosevelt, Truman and Johnson."
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