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About Derik Schneider

I use a picture of John F. Kennedy as my profile pic on social media for as a very good reason: I'm a center-right, John F. Kennedy, Liberal Democrat. The real Liberals who believe in the defense of liberal democracy and the fight against authoritarianism, left-wing or right-wing. But I blog a lot about the Far-Left (or new-left, if you prefer) because I'm very interested in socialism and communism, as well as center-left progressivism, which is the real progressivism.

The Modern Socialist: Brandon Payton-Carrillo: The Purpose of Government

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat The Modern Socialist: Opinion: Brandon Payton-Carrillo: What is the Purpose of Government? This is the perfect question to be asking and debating, because it goes to the heart of a big debate America has debated as a … Continue reading →

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RT: Video: Breaking The Set, Socialist in Seattle

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Socialism has a future in the United States, but it is the Bernie Sanders democratic socialism. That combines a very large centralized federal welfare state with very high … Continue reading →

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Sam Seder: Video: ObamaCare Equals Freedom?

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat Freedom if that is really what this is about is the ability for people to run their own lives and be able to make the decisions about their own lives. And I’m talking about both from … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: Video: Caller: Taxation is Not The Solution To The Sugar Problem!

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat I agree that we should as a society be able to hold people accountable for their own bad decisions. Whether it comes to diet or anything else instead of allowing those people to pass those costs … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Opinion- David Brooks- The Opportunity Coalition

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Derik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat I like where David Brooks went with his column today and what I like most about being a blogger, the ability to read so much in one day and then be … Continue reading →

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JFK Library: President Harry S. Truman- Criticism of Senator John F. Kennedy (1960)

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:JFK Library– President Harry S. Truman (Democrat, Missouri (1945-53) Source:The New Democrat “TNC:27 (excerpt) Press conference given by President Harry Truman announcing his reasons for resigning as a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention. July 2, 1960. This film … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: Video: Without Government, There is no Middle Class

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat Any good business person whose in business to make a lot of money and be very profitable and be able to provide very well for themselves and their families even if they are the only people … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: Daily Take: A Declaration of the End of The Reagan Era

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Actually what Thom Hartmann didn’t bother to mention which I’m sure he already knows this having lived through these periods in his thirties and forties unlike myself who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, is … Continue reading →

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Kyungho Dean: Documentary- Edward R. Murrow vs. U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat What was so brilliant about Ed Murrow and his See it Now broadcast which was CBS News’s nightly newscast before the CBS Evening News was created, what was so brilliant about … Continue reading →

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Footage File: Edward R Murrow vs Joe McCarthy

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

What was so brilliant about Ed Murrow and his See it Now newscast. Is that they actually did not bring down one of the most popular U.S. Senators and members of Congress. In Senator Joe McCarthy, Senator McCarthy did that … Continue reading →

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