"market based fair competition in labor contracts"
No. The so-called "liberal" media (the joke that it is), billionaires, donor class are pulling our discourse to the right. Think I'm joking? Just take a look at the coverage and discussions of the railroad dispute, and it's result. That's not two sides moving closer together, That's winner take all.
Good to hear from you Greg. I wish more would comment and, as always, you are making me think. I think we may both be right about this. The Democratic Party is divided, and it is the centrist component that shares a common position with non-Mega Republicans. There can be, and should be, disagreement from the left. In fact, there is. But I think part of what I'm trying to say is that the center and the left hold the same basic values. The Center just doesn't see the extent to which these beliefs are hollow without concrete action. The "donor class" is shaping policy in critical areas. I think they are on the defensive, but that needs to be evaluated in another essay. And I suppose my main point is simply that those who do have coherent ideology and policy positions need to focus on them and avoid public shaming or shouting. We will not lose the argument, but may not advance the "needle." Practical reform is step by step. And to mix a metaphor you and I are not "out of step" with the most Americans.
A lively discussion would be great! A long time ago, Martin Luther King Jr. said the white moderate held back progress because the moderate favors order above all else. I think this is true of moderates in general. The moderate is ok with change if it doesn't upset the order of things. This makes the moderate the ally of the right, not the left.
As hard as it is, it should be easier to work with someone who doesn't feel shame and guilt no matter the reason.
"market based fair competition in labor contracts"
No. The so-called "liberal" media (the joke that it is), billionaires, donor class are pulling our discourse to the right. Think I'm joking? Just take a look at the coverage and discussions of the railroad dispute, and it's result. That's not two sides moving closer together, That's winner take all.
Good to hear from you Greg. I wish more would comment and, as always, you are making me think. I think we may both be right about this. The Democratic Party is divided, and it is the centrist component that shares a common position with non-Mega Republicans. There can be, and should be, disagreement from the left. In fact, there is. But I think part of what I'm trying to say is that the center and the left hold the same basic values. The Center just doesn't see the extent to which these beliefs are hollow without concrete action. The "donor class" is shaping policy in critical areas. I think they are on the defensive, but that needs to be evaluated in another essay. And I suppose my main point is simply that those who do have coherent ideology and policy positions need to focus on them and avoid public shaming or shouting. We will not lose the argument, but may not advance the "needle." Practical reform is step by step. And to mix a metaphor you and I are not "out of step" with the most Americans.
A lively discussion would be great! A long time ago, Martin Luther King Jr. said the white moderate held back progress because the moderate favors order above all else. I think this is true of moderates in general. The moderate is ok with change if it doesn't upset the order of things. This makes the moderate the ally of the right, not the left.
As hard as it is, it should be easier to work with someone who doesn't feel shame and guilt no matter the reason.
Yes. Very well said. But sometimes safety means risking the present order.