@dalias @tadbithuman @futurebird Yes. The pre-Trump Dims just wanted to loot the middle-class in cahoots with the Repiglicans. The Repigs would push for "money for the rich," the Dims would oppose but, generally, lose. Hey...but they really did try, right? Right? So...they were still "our champions" ('cause they tried so valiantly), but the bottom line was a transfer of trillions to the wealthy. The US was always a thinly disguised oligarchy - disguised to avoid pushback. It worked. [cont]