@Bill Hicks As a life long democratic socialist I view the TWO PARTY SYSTEM as the basic tool of capitalist class, Corporate America rule in the United States. Ralph Nader held this view from way back . I voted for Nader twice which makes me and any INDEPENDENT voter a pariah among " liberal " , " progressive " Democrats. Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats are capable of betraying their ruling class masters. Soon after Donald Trump was legitimately ( by THEIR own Constitution ) elected president of the United States in 2016 the DNC started to promote the HATE RUSSIA, New McCarthyism . They smeared Trump ( I don't think it is right even to smear obnoxious plutocrats ) as a white supremacist, a homophobe, the leader of all those " deplorable " working class Christians , even as an anti-Semite ( and while very popular in Israel ) . And for decades now the mainstream news media - the very voice of the DNC - has shown complete contempt for the FREE SPEECH , FREE THOUGHT tradition of Western Civilization . Those nasty Republicans in recent years DO show more respect for FREE SPEECH and religious freedom. Hardly a " liberal " Democrat who does not feel compelled to routinely bash the Catholic Church associating good decent Catholics with odious HATERS . They are now a silly WOKE , self-destructing party . No triumphs for them in 2022 or 2024. They are completely out of touch with WORKING CLASS Americans o all races and ethnic groups.
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