2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Entering Philadelphia [View all]H2O Man
(73,510 posts)I was shopping for groceries a couple days ago, with my youngest daughter. A gentleman who I am acquainted with approached me, and said (approximately), "I have really enjoyed reading your blog." My recent OPs on DU:GDP are copies of those articles, which are being "shared" on a increasingly wide range of internet sites.
I thanked him, and was ready to continue shopping. He followed me, and said, "I am probably going to vote for Trump, because I can't stand the Clintons. But your articles really make me think. I guess I could vote for Trump or Bernie." I wasn't sure what to say, so I resorted to, "Oh. That's interesting."
As I went from the display of apples to oranges, he said that he finds himself thinking about the topics I discuss in the blog, even when he isn't on the internet. I said, That's good." He then said, "It's not that I agree with you on everything, though." And I said, "But you will, Brother. Not yet, but soon enough, you will."
He looked a bit surprised. My daughter said, "This is an example of 'Good Old Patrick's" arrogance." We all laughed for a second, then he said, "I really hope that we could find a time to discuss this stuff more."
The Sanders's campaign is opening more and more people's eyes and minds. And really, we are still just in the organizing phase. We've accomplished a heck of a lot. And as long as we continue to keep fighting the Good Fight, we will win.