How The United States Ended Up With Two Right-Wing Parties

We hear a lot about the Democrats being "the radical left." Most of us know this obviously isn't the case, but what many Americans don't realize is that the Democrats should not be considered left-wing at all. In this episode we're exploring the ratchet effect and the long rightward shift of the Democratic Party. How The United States Ended Up With Two Right Wing Parties – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Past videos    • America's Stunted Political Spectrum      • America's Two-Party Corporate Duopoly      • Why Are So Many People Losing Faith In Cap...   Ratchet Effect http://www.stanleydundee.com/michaelj... https://www.stopmebeforeivoteagain.or... Statistics https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank... https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank... https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank... https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/461... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... https://www.securityreform.org/commen... https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/us... Biden https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/02/mi... https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02... https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/02/jo... https://theweek.com/talking-points/10... https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/04/jo... https://www.ft.com/content/fc5b78ce-f... https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/06/biden... https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/101558... Other https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politi...    • 13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can... Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter:   / _secondthought   Patreon:   / secondthought   BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondth... CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads:    • Playlist   Spaaaaaace!:    • Playlist   What If...:    • Playlist   Popular Videos:    • Popular Videos | Second Thought   About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: [email protected]