Well, FDR did pretty well, leading to 80 years in which the Democrats made sure never to nominate someone like him again
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A. 80 years ago? And "dems made sure"? Why didn't you just beat them in primaries? B. And the guy who did concentration camps inside the US?
aug 24, 2025, 11:28 pm • 0 0 • view
That's a fair question, and the answer is that by historical standards there really is no left in America that could run a candidate. Left politics has always been based in unions, and unions are weaker in America than in any comparable country. We're more like Honduras than Canada.
aug 24, 2025, 11:43 pm • 2 0 • view
And yes, the guy who did concentration camps is by far the most progressive and successful president in American history, which says a lot about America. The center of a huge empire like the U.S. will always have essentially reactionary politics.
aug 24, 2025, 11:45 pm • 3 1 • view
I feel like we still have some "historical standards" still at play for much of the nation. And every time the gop wins, it just gets worse.
aug 24, 2025, 11:53 pm • 0 0 • view