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Breaking down the illusion of 2 parties
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"pressuring forces in the democratic party" is a long way off from "controlled opposition"
There were two times in the history of the country that the Democrats had extensive political power.
In the 1830s to the 1850s, the Democrats had majorities in Congress and generally controlled the presidency and the courts. They used that power to extend the reach of slavery, genocide native Americans, make war on Mexico, and generally work toward evil and malfeasense.
In the 1930s through the 1960's they had wide majorities in Congress and generally won the presidency. They used that power to reduce wealth inequality and extend voting and civil rights to minorities.
Political power can be used for good or Ill.
I don't believe they are fully controlled opposition, and I think my comments here have been generally explaining the nuance. With that I do think they could be fairly described as engineered or cultivated opposition, where the systems and power structures have been built in a way that allows for little change that would disrupt power.
That is absolutely true. The system is designed to resist any attempt to restrain capital and it's Beneficiaries.