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LiberalArkie

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17. Probably at least the Reagan administration. Dismantling public health, housing. The tax cuts, the

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #15)

Sat May 2, 2026, 02:11 PM

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drastic increase of military spending. The Democratic Party now is a different creature than it was back then.
There are some of us that cry to go back to that time, just to be put in our place.
I even remember the Occupy Wall Street protests and Democratic people really not wanting to say anything (Except maybe Bernie, but he is not a "real Liberal" is he?)

It seems that when D candidates buck the corporate system they WIN.

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How far "in the past"? BumRushDaShow Saturday #15

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