Liberal supporters of the Democrats save their nastiest attacks not for Republicans but for anyone who criticises them from the left. Black Lives Matter activist Khury Petersen-Smith, writing for US site SocialistWorker.org, says he’s tired of it.
Never forget the history of politics and never forget which side we’re on. We’re on the side of making profits. We’re on the side of people owning private capital.
– Peter Reith, Liberal minister for workplace relations, addressing a business lunch in 1998