In the last half of the 19th century people of the working class in Europe were beginning to show interest in the ideas of socialism. Some members of the intelligentsia, particularly the Catholic intelligentsia, decided to formulate an alternative to socialism which would emphasize social justice without the radical solution of the abolition of private property. The result was called Corporatism.
Corporatism is the organization of a society by corporate groups, such as agricultural, labor, military, scientific, or guild associations on the basis of their common interests.
Some people on the far left use it as an epithet, distinguishing between a progressive and a “corporatist” wing of the Democratic Party. Those who denounce that wing are objecting that policymakers are sacrificing the common good to the short-term objectives of particular businesses or industries.
Therefore, any Democratic candidate or elected official who takes campaign contributions from a corporation is automatically disqualified as someone who should be supported or elected.
The problem is that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2010 in Citizens United that political spending is a form of free speech that’s protected under the First Amendment. Taking donations from corporations is legal.
As Willard Romney reminded us in 2012, “Corporations are people, my friend.”
So here’s the deal. If Democrats don’t take money for their campaigns, Republican will. They’ll flood the airwaves with misleading and deceptive political ads, and the Democrats will lose. You can’t fund 535 House and Senate elections with $27 donations. I don’t agree with the Court’s ruling, but it is what it is. Take corporate money and with it a chance to win, refuse it and pretty much guarantee a loss.
Let me make one of my analogies to help my progressive friends understand this concept.
In the sport of bodybuilding (one may argue that’s not a sport, but some say that about golf, too) the World Series/Superbowl is the “Mr. Olympia” contest. The most famous bodybuilder of all time, Arnold Schwarzenegger, won it seven times. He parlayed his success into a hugely successful movie career, and used his fame to become the governor of “CAHL E FOUR KNEE UHHH.”
Arnold’s chief competitor in bodybuilding was Lou Ferrigno, aka “The Incredible Hulk.” Lou was bigger than Arnold, but never beat him because the judging is subjective. They both retired at approximately the same time, but Ferrigno made a comeback 17 years later and placed 12th in the 1992 Mr. Olympia. He said that at that point in time Schwarzenegger, on his best day, wouldn’t even make it to the stage.
What had changed? Steroids became legal and allowable in bodybuilding, perhaps the only sport in which they are not banned. Champions in the 1970’s weighed approximately 220 pounds. Today they tip the scales at 300 pounds, and they have tiny waists with 2% body fat. They’re absolutely freakish, but this is what the crowd wants to see. (Google Mr. Olympia, 2018)
So here’s the deal. If you want to win a professional bodybuilding contest, you have to take steroids. If you don’t, you lose. It’s as simple as that.
Progressives—now do you understand????
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