Since you don’t live in a Constitutional Republic. It would be redundant to define all issues relevant to Democratic Socialism to you. I am only concerned with how it impacts the US. Brits have their own issues to resolve. It is easy to be judgemental when you don’t experience the erosion of Constutional Rights an Freedoms, but of course you don’t have a Constitution.
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You are completely misunderstanding my point, so let me explain. The US public (as in, not private) education system is known for its poor quality in many states. This is the basic education for children and nothing to do with tertiary education. It is so bad in some parts of the US that basic knowledge is poor, mathematics is poor, reading and writing skills are poor and the ability to apply normal judgement using insight and logic is poor. That was the poor education I was referring to. It is under-invested and prone to distracting behaviour by the kids.
Note - before anyone gets super defensive of the US please note that I know such poor education exists in many other countries.
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I think similar issues can be found in the UK also Lincs, with young people at both ends of the education spectrum being dispirited and disappointed with their lot in life which leads to unmotivated people, scroungers and increases in crime and drug abuse.
I apologise for bringing the topic home, but it’s just how I see it here.
I’m afraid I can’t speak for America with only seeing them on the telly (‘Blue Bloods’ I could visualise @RightNow working in the crime commissioners office alongside Frank Reagan) and briefly in the news.
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Well thanks for that lesson in avoidance and obfuscation.
It is precisely because of your specific concern about the US that I have been asking for you to expand / detail your claim about socialism in the democratic party. Do not let the constitutional structures in any other country distract you. Crack on with providing justification for your claim of socialism - by who, what policiies or plans, in what way socialist?
You state that I am being judgemental. I am very obviously not, I am asking for examples of your judgement. So stop avoiding the question - exactly what socialist policies or plans do you see?
Wow! you are so close to my job description you could be standing in the doorway.
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Mo. politicians are trying to change the State Constitution so voters in one Congressional voting district can control the other 7 districts and veto their votes.
I can only surmise that public Education is going Online and Smart Phone areas. Going to a class will be for Personal attendance education and public behaviors, reasons.
I can surmise that the future is bound by the current capability for intelligent Road Repairs and not the neglect now available.
You just got to know, “Well, thas just never going to happen. Digital yes!” You will be worth your Digits says! Elon most likely $10,000,000,000,000. You most likely $75,000 living in a 2 story shack on a poorly maintained town street. All you need to do is look around at all the streets / intersections / bridge underpasses under repairs today.
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Its like they are already desperate!
This observation becomes interesting in light of this week’s win in the Michigan primaries by Abdul El-Sayed. This is of course only the primaries and only determines which Democrat candidate stands in the election. But his Democrat opponent was backed by party HQ while El-Sayed was backed by the party’s left - AOC, Warren, Saunders. So a significant vote against the mainstream Democrat order. In that sense he and the left are dividing the Democrat party.
But when you look at his policy platform, El-Sayed is not really that radical and certainly not socialist. His three main policy themes are getting money out of politics & cleaning up politics; stopping the worst corporate behaviors, invest in R&D, tax billionaires; and provide medicare for all & break up the current healthcare model. Left of centre yes (about as far left as a centrist European government) but far away from socialism.
It shows just how centre-right the Democrat leadership is and how they are out of touch with many voters.