[ExI] I hate to say it but, I agree with Trump

[Ben Zaiboc]

On Wednesday, 2 September 2026 at 21:29, spike at rainier66.com <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

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> Subject: Re: [ExI] I hate to say it but, I agree with Trump
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> >...I'd say it's the deeply entrenched two-party system. More than deeply-entrenched, it's almost certainly a permanent and unchangeable feature of american politics. ...
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> Ja on all Ben.  Our two-party system is so entrenched, John's subject title runs the risk of his being called deplorable.  For so many years, we had the notions so deeply entrenched as to be equivalent to religious canon: the winning POTUS candidate is whichever one could unify the country, and whichever one the press would cover positively.  I never would have guessed any candidate could intentionally alienate the press and intentionally polarize the nation, then still win, twice.  Very odd is this.
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> Regarding our two-party system, it may be going to a three-party system with the rise of the Socialist party in America.  We don't yet know how that will play out.  Stand by and watch the next coupla years.


That one's new to me.
And, apparently, to the internet:

"The Socialist Party of America was founded in 1901 and dissolved in 1972, having been a significant political force advocating for socialism in the United States. It later split into several groups, including the Socialist Party USA and the Democratic Socialists of America."

I can find nothing about a current socialist party in the US. It's all in the past tense.

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Ben