Are We Finally Ending the Reagan-Thatcher Era of 'Government Is Evil'?

By Michael Moore, Michael Moore's Facebook Page

11 April 21

re we finally ending the Reagan-Thatcher era of 'government is evil' that we've lived under for the past 40 years? Can we finally end this reign of terror that has dominated our politics and our lives under both Republican and Democratic administrations?

They've ruled under the ideology that private, profit-making corporations are always superior to the government, even when it comes to providing critical public services to the people. That anything getting in the way of their profits - be it labor unions or regulations, must be eliminated.

And they've put forward this big lie that biggest scourge we face is THE DEFICIT, caused by government spending on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and welfare programs (things that actually help people!) but not, of course, by our massive military budget or tax breaks for the rich or giant corporations.

It is this worldview that has been killing us.

But something is now changing. While we haven’t won every primary or every election, WE ARE WINNING THE WAR OF IDEAS.

We appear to be entering a political realignment where the old lies about deficits; about labor; about regulations; and most importantly, about the massive need for government intervention and government spending money to help its citizens, is changing. The political winds have shifted, and they are blowing to the left. And Joe Biden is changing along with it.

But make no mistake - the Democrats have not yet returned to being the party of FDR. There is still a long way to go and many battles to fight. And the next one will be on INFRASTRUCTURE.

In my latest RUMBLE podcast, I'm joined by the Executive Editor of the American Prospect, David Dayen, and we discuss what is in the American Jobs Plan, what we must to do make it better and make sure the vultures at McKinsey and Goldman Sachs don't pilfer it, and how stimulus checks, and free, socialist injections into our arms are boosting our confidence that our government actually CAN serve the people.

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