2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Class Warfare [View all]H2O Man
(73,321 posts)I appreciate your input. And, of course, I both agree and disagree with some of your points. However, I respect the manner in which you make them .....you prove that rational thought can lead to interesting conversations -- even on DU:GDP.
One area of partial disagreement is the idea of playing by the established rules. Because our "rules" for politics are so corrupt, I think we would be mistaken to submit entirely to them. I'd note that, for example, the duties of the US President, as defined by the Constitution, were laid out by the Founding Fathers well before the concept of political parties came into being. Thus, we would do well to look for other rules -- say, Amendment 1, which is by no coincidence central to the revolution that Bernie advocates.