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InAbLuEsTaTe

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6. Fair point! But, in my defense, I believe Bernie has sparked a revolution, the effect of which

Reply to ancianita (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 07:38 AM

Mar 2019

will be felt for generations to come. It's the "wildfire," created by that spark, of generations of Democratic socialist supporters who will make the true impact, no doubt... not the corporate elites, like the Mark Zuckerbergs and Jeff Bezos's of the world, who think they have all the answers and want to rule over the masses like feudal overlords.

No, it is true and honest democracy that will win out in the end and, perhaps, historians will trace back the paradigm shift in political thinking to Bernie's revolutionary ideas that brought Democratic socialism back into vogue and vanquished the "neo-feudalism" being imposed by these corporate elite "overlords", once and for all.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

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Why Elites Won't Change The World And Why Democracy Will [View all] ancianita Mar 2019 OP

One things for damn sure... Bernie will change the world. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #1

Changes we need won't be done by just "the one we've been waiting for." I love Bernie, but you're ancianita Mar 2019 #2

Fair point! But, in my defense, I believe Bernie has sparked a revolution, the effect of which InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #6

Totally agree, which is why I supported him in the last primary. This time, though, climate change ancianita Mar 2019 #8

I agree, Jay is prolly the best on the issue of climate change. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #10

If we need to regain standing internationally, climate change will re-connect us to the world. Jay ancianita Mar 2019 #12

That's an interesting argument. It's wrong - but it's interesting how u cling to "great man" theory. FreepFryer Mar 2019 #9

Nope... clinging to the great revolution that Bernie started. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #11

yup. Clinging, indeed. (n/t) FreepFryer Mar 2019 #13

Proudly too! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #14

"Proudly clinging" is like "fearfully standing" - so, yeah. FreepFryer Mar 2019 #16

I saw the similarities to Feudalism long ago. Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2019 #3

I always thought of that feudal stuff as a right wing "road to serfdom" thing, but it's very real. ancianita Mar 2019 #4

Teachers are very important! Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2019 #5

A caste system. That's what Anand calls what it seems like in the U.S. ancianita Mar 2019 #7

Very well said! Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2019 #19

Howard Schultz Comes To Mind When Thinking About the Contents of this Video erpowers Mar 2019 #15

Elites have been involved in philanthropy and funding the arts, appalachiablue Mar 2019 #17

Thanks for your effort post. It's good to consider the merits of philanthropy. Two things ancianita Mar 2019 #18