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The Sanders argument is that

rmrd0000 — Sun, 17 May 2020 23:00:31 +0000

In reply to But it was really elitist to

The Sanders argument is that he does not have to belong to a party to be it's leader. If actual Democrats voted against him, the primary wasn't fair.

But it was really elitist to

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 17 May 2020 22:31:14 +0000

In reply to ah Emma, you remind me of the

But it was really elitist to give extra powers to people who put time into building these parties -
everyone should be equal, including independents and people who don't vote - that's democracy.

ah Emma, you remind me of the

artappraiser — Sun, 17 May 2020 18:19:05 +0000

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ah Emma, you remind me of the good ole days @ pre-2008 TPMCafe when you and I were part of a very very small group who found columnist Michael Lind's thinking intriguing. (If I recall correctly, he was not so much hated as the neo-libs were, but rather, just ignored. )

This caused me to do a quick "what the heck, lets try it) search on Twitter and I see there is a recent interview with him @ medium.com May 15!

"The Democratic and Republican parties were actually federations of local and state clubs. They were membership organizations. Now, they’re just labels that billionaires like Trump and Bloomberg can try to purchase.” — Michael Lind https://t.co/ZNhCF1nmyA
— Gregor Baszak (@gregorbas1) May 15, 2020

Thank you for this. I

EmmaZahn — Sun, 17 May 2020 08:33:59 +0000

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Thank you for this. I wondered what had become of Lind when I noticed there were only very old articles in my news reader. Now I know where he is so I can update my links. Good to see that he is back with a new book. Just finished listening Ezra Klein's interview with Lind discussing it. I rarely listen to podcasts (they are not compatible with my ADD) but found this one worth the extra time and effort. Link to it below:

https://www.vox.com/podcasts/2019/11/7/20953412/trump-michael-lind-china-class-war