

Sure, buddy.
It’s not the Neeras or Third Way trying to fight both their left flank and republicans at the same time in the middle of a goddamn election. It’s not the never Trumpers or the Lincoln Project trying to shape the Democratic Party into being Neocon Lite.
It’s the Nazis successfully masquerading as leftists, the most ideologically pure wing of the party that will think nothing of calling out your shit when you say something suspect. You’re giving the Nazis far too much credit.

Not always. Unless “always” for you means since Reagan.
There were meaningful regulations in place, that probably didn’t go far enough for you and me, but were a lot closer than the absolute free-for-all insanity we have now. This has been a regression to pre-Depression era crony capitalism, and I’m afraid it will take another depression to wake these motherfuckers up.
I’ll know times are changing when MBAs start leaping out of buildings.