Thoughts of an old California Democratic woman on Sanders vs. Clinton

[Peace Patriot]

35. Hey, bigtree, I'm a 71 year old blue collar worker and don't have much time this morning...

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...to comment, cuz I have to go to work. I work because I can't live on Social Security. I've never had a "living wage" in my life, something my Democratic Party promised the American people long ago. I got some education back in the day when college was free, and it was a good education back then, taught critical thinking and all, so I can write. I've been an activist all my life in progressive movements about things I consider important--peace, civil rights, women's rights, fair trade and protecting Mother Earth. If you want to think of me as a "partisan hack," that's your right but it's not true. I speak from my experience and my understanding of history and our current situation as Americans and as human beings. Nobody's paying me to write at DU or anywhere else. Objective? Well, it's my opinion, that's true. I feel it as well as think it. Is that bad? Partisan? Yeah. I've been opposed to the Clintonization of our party for a long time, and I'm overjoyed that there is such an excellent alternative as Bernie Sanders in this presidential race. He's a good man and he will make a very great president if we can get him there. Delusion? I've always had the delusion that we can be a peaceful and fair and democratic country and live up to the ideals of those good and very brave progressives who came before us. Perhaps I'm wrong. I hope not.