| ▲ | dfxm12 2 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
No, the parties haven't flipped. Republicans and lobbyists just keep dragging the Overton window to the right and mainstream dems just follow along for most of the ride. Biden, who actually walked a picket line, is probably among the most proworker presidents in American history (certainly in my lifetime) and that's sad because the bar is so low. Trump, and his litany of judges, are all very much anti-worker and pro big business. He is trying to dismantle the NLRB at their behest! | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | timr 2 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Yes, they have. I just gave you two documented examples, and I didn't try that hard to find them. As far as Biden goes, you do realize that he didn't roll back the tariffs that Trump 1 put on China, right? > Biden, who actually walked a picket line, is probably among the most proworker presidents in American history (certainly in my lifetime) and that's sad because the bar is so low. I said, at the very top, that the Democrats were historically aligned with labor. They had no qualms about enacting trade barriers or opposing trade agreements in order to appease that constituency. It is only since -- well, this year, basically -- that they have become free trade evangelists. It's realpolitik. Democrats see a wedge issue, and they're riling up the base to exploit it, regardless of the party's own historical actions. | |||||||||||||||||
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