2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: You Choose... Sanders or the Presidency [View all]tech3149
(4,452 posts)Either you just don't have a grasp on realty or are trying for whatever reason to dissuade anyone from fighting for what they believe in.
Seriously, why do you think Sanders decided to run as a Democrat? It's not just that he knew the realities of the two party/winner takes all of our political system.
As an old man I think we are at that pivotal moment where serious change is possible and I'll do everything possible to assure it happens.
I have no direct responsibilities that can justify my interest in supporting the welfare of everyone else in the world I live in.
From my perspective Bernie is not pushing the party to the left. There is no left and no right when you get down to policy. It's just what works and what doesn't. If you consider things from a party perspective you have to ask who does the party work for and represent?
Well in 2014 those candidates who ran away from democratic roots lost big time. Those referendums that represented progressive/Democratic ideals won big time.
The financial elite are scared shitless and just like any cornered animal will fight the hardest in their last moments.
I guess the question is are you just a shill or dupe for the overlords or do you really believe that people are just too stupid to take care of their own affairs?