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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe proposed platform is "almost certainly the most progressive platform in the party's history"
Some people seem to think that because it doesn't have every single thing they want, it can't be the most progressive in history. Think again.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/democrats-take-step-left-new-platform-n602791
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The proposed platform is "almost certainly the most progressive platform in the party's history" (Original Post)
realmirage
Jul 2016
OP
Not this in particular, but the dozens of threads calling everything neoliberal.
CrowCityDem
Jul 2016
#9
Yeah, that's the new phrase for people who can't be bothered to actually study politics
realmirage
Jul 2016
#10
The article lists everything. Can you name another platform that was more progressive?
realmirage
Jul 2016
#7
Android3.14
(5,402 posts)1. After all, NBC said so.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)6. You have to read an article before you dismiss it.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)11. Still waiting for you to name another platform that was more progressive.
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)2. Theme here: anything right of Bernie is "neoliberal". Wrong, but common.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)8. Where do you see that?
They use the word pragmatic to describe Hillary's stances vs. Bernie. Definition of pragmatic - "dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations."
This is what Hillary supporters have said since day one. Maybe you're seeing something I missed?
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)9. Not this in particular, but the dozens of threads calling everything neoliberal.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)10. Yeah, that's the new phrase for people who can't be bothered to actually study politics
TeddyR
(2,493 posts)3. Which particular provisions
Make it the most progressive ever?
realmirage
(2,117 posts)7. The article lists everything. Can you name another platform that was more progressive?
lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)4. What does it matter
If once in power promises and platforms do not matter...
and the majority have to just accept all the excuses why things cannot be done.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)5. So first the narrative was "it's not progressive" and now the argument is - it doesn't matter?
