It appears to me that Bernie Sanders could attract a significant number of write-in votes resulting in the election of someone, at this stage most probably Bush, as president. It could also result in a loss of senate and house votes. I wonder just what the reaction will be of all those who seem to be so opposed to Hilary Clinton. If this should be the scenario then you can kiss any hope for the middle class a long goodbye. The greatly feared ultra-capitalists will make mincemeat out of the unions and outsource every damn job that they can.
Lets say that Clinton is a so-called Third Way Democrat. Is everything concerning corporations evil? I would be inclined to say that unregulated corporations are a threat, but certainly were asset in the past when unions were able to provide them with compassion and fair play that restricts their determination to maximize profits at any cost. The repeal of regulations was a major blunder that neglected to comprehend their innate determination to maximize profits. I see Clinton as someone who has realized this and would not make the same choices. Remember that the repeal of the regulations came to the presidents desk with overwhelming Democratic support.
The many young workers who were entering the work force during this period were convinced that unions were their enemy rather that their only hope for fair treatment. The massive campaign by the corporations and local and national business organization stigmatized as unions as being corrupt and controlled solely by gangsters. A minority were guilty, but all were regarded as guilty.
I saw union membership plunge and the table set for so-called Right-to-Work laws enacted in state after state often in areas of the South where workers would within a decade were working for minimal wages. The workers bought the corporate propaganda hook, line and sinker that unions were evil and the were the actual protector of worker. The protected them alright. They sent the machinery along with their outsourced jobs to starvation wage countries, cut their pensions and cancelled their health care.
Good luck with the campaign to destroy Hilary. You may not cherish the results.
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