2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: On opening college education for all who can benefit [View all]thucythucy
(8,038 posts)and hope whoever gets the nomination can push it through. It's certainly a push in the right direction.
To me it seems like a middle step on the path to what I'm proposing. Free two year college (and the various other parts, Pell Grants has always been a great program) which gives poorer kids with determination a way to launch into a four year program, if they so desire, or go directly into the work force with an associates' degree. I'm hoping there will be more emphasis placed on this proposal in the weeks and months ahead.
But your comment about "free stuff" and Bernie's "coterie of white millenials" is just the sort of off putting tone I describe in my OP.
Moving forward, let's all try to assume the best about our Democratic friends. If you check my past posts, you'll see I'm just as critical of Bernie supporters who caricature Clinton supporters. In fact, I was banned from the Bernie group for making just such a critique. I still voted for him in my primary, and however this process ends I'll certainly be voting for our Democratic candidate in the general.
Best wishes.