Chris
07-25-2016, 07:05 PM
Is he right, have politics realigned from left v right to establishment v anti-establishment? Is shifting to the middle now mistaken, for shifting to anti-establishment? Halfway through he shifts to authoritarian to democratic, as if Sanders was not equally authoritarian--but he muddies the clarity with that. Can an establishment/authoritarian 0.1%er bought and paid for by corporate America Clinton flip flop into an anti-establishment type?
Robert Reich: Clinton ‘in for a shock’ if she ignores ‘anti-establishment’ voters (https://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/robert-reich-clinton-in-for-a-shock-if-she-ignores-anti-establishment-voters/)
Does Hillary Clinton understand that the biggest divide in American politics is no longer between the right and the left, but between the anti-establishment and the establishment?
I worry she doesn’t – at least not yet.
...In fairness, Hillary is only doing what she knows best. Moving to the putative center is what Bill Clinton did after the Democrats lost the House and Senate in 1994 – signing legislation on welfare reform, crime, trade, and financial deregulation that enabled him to win reelection in 1996 and declare “the era of big government” over.
...The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment fury at a system rigged by big corporations, Wall Street, and the super-wealthy.
...There are no longer “moderates.” There’s no longer a “center.” There’s authoritarian populism (Trump) or democratic populism (which had been Bernie’s “political revolution,” and is now up for grabs).
...She must make clear Donald Trump’s authoritarian populism is a dangerous gambit, and the best way to end crony capitalism and make America work for the many is to strengthen American democracy.
Robert Reich: Clinton ‘in for a shock’ if she ignores ‘anti-establishment’ voters (https://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/robert-reich-clinton-in-for-a-shock-if-she-ignores-anti-establishment-voters/)
Does Hillary Clinton understand that the biggest divide in American politics is no longer between the right and the left, but between the anti-establishment and the establishment?
I worry she doesn’t – at least not yet.
...In fairness, Hillary is only doing what she knows best. Moving to the putative center is what Bill Clinton did after the Democrats lost the House and Senate in 1994 – signing legislation on welfare reform, crime, trade, and financial deregulation that enabled him to win reelection in 1996 and declare “the era of big government” over.
...The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment fury at a system rigged by big corporations, Wall Street, and the super-wealthy.
...There are no longer “moderates.” There’s no longer a “center.” There’s authoritarian populism (Trump) or democratic populism (which had been Bernie’s “political revolution,” and is now up for grabs).
...She must make clear Donald Trump’s authoritarian populism is a dangerous gambit, and the best way to end crony capitalism and make America work for the many is to strengthen American democracy.