The lexicon is one dimensional, but the reality is multidimensional.<p>On social issues, there is a fairly clear right vs left.<p>On economic issues, it really is oligarchy vs ordinary people.<p>On war, foreign policy, the MIC is linked up with big money, and ordinary people vary, but anti war talk is often marginalized.<p>Go down the list, and it should become fairly clear big money does have conflict of interest issues, and politics reflects that reality.<p>Right now, economics is a high priority. Flat out, too many Americans (and this is true in other places too) are not getting what they need, and some modest wants fulfilled from their labor.<p>That is forcing a class discussion as a priority over the usual politics.<p>Examples:<p>Even the bigots need Medicare for All (or sane health care policy generally) Speaks to common class issues. Populism.<p>Given a choice between tolerating trans people, gays marrying, and say, feeding kids in a reasonable home and the promise of gainful employment, which has priority? Your socioeconomic status impacts this greatly. Speaks right to divide on left, as well as common class issues.<p>The current shift toward class issues puts social progress at risk as new and powerful wedges form at the boundaries of all this stuff.<p>Lefties struggle with a non trivial divide, and it is drawn right along big money lines. And the anti big money people have that as a priority. Many will not be swayed by threats or risks related to social regression.<p>I invite someone more aligned with the right to offer their take on all this. Would be high value.<p>If you ask me, all these observations, and that is all they are, add up to a basic shift in the body politic. And it has happened.<p>No undo. It will all just have to play out, until we reach a new more consistent state.