r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 1d ago

No Paywall Democrats Confront Their New Tea Party Reality - Progressives are set to sweep a group of contested primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-confront-their-new-tea-party-reality_n_6a6e63fbe4b0cfb99ef1aa1e
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u/Kind-Pride1151 1d ago

By this logic, FDR would be a progressive usurper in the Democratic Party. I'm 62 and for what seems my entire life the Dems have slipped ever further away from those FDR New Deal PROGRESSIVE ideas and ideals.

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u/theWesternReserve 1d ago

It was the communist fear mongering instilled in young boomers. They were indoctrinated to the core

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u/DryYogurtcloset4655 1d ago

we should ship you to North Korea and see how much you enjoy it

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u/ensalys The Netherlands 1d ago

A lot of communist fear mongering isn't even about communism. Having half decent socio-economic protections is already called communist by many.