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muriel_volestrangler

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5. The Democratic party has never been against growth; you don't need to be a "closeted Republican"

Reply to intheflow (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:25 PM

Dec 2024

to support it. It's been the goal of all economists for centuries (since people decided Malthus wasn't the end of economics, basically). Recognising there are foreseeable limits to growth is a new idea to Democrats; it seems, to me, that it's correct, but you shouldn't try and paint those who don't yet agree as "closeted Republicans".

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DURec leftstreet Dec 2024 #1

Neoliberalism is what has killed the DNC. intheflow Dec 2024 #2

K&R this post jfz9580m Dec 2024 #3

The Democratic party has never been against growth; you don't need to be a "closeted Republican" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2024 #5

I said "UNLIMITED growth." intheflow Dec 2024 #7

But the idea of limits on growth is not a Democratic one muriel_volestrangler Dec 2024 #9

Exactly. We're never going to get this right if we keep panicking Mike 03 Dec 2024 #6

The problem is the donor class won't Jspur Dec 2024 #8

K&R.nt jfz9580m Dec 2024 #4