2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Is Bernie and his supporters tough enough to face the Republicans and the corporate establishment? [View all]Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)Bernie Sanders is always on message against corporatized agendas. He goes as far as to call the republicans corporate lackeys. He constantly speaks out against our corporitized political donation structure.
Every single question about Democratic Socialism has been answered repeatedly.
He has constantly been elected and re-elected for decades despite being "unelectable".
As to toughness, he has been doing it as an Independent is what is basically a two party system for thirty plus years.
We are facing the test and we just want everyone else to admit they have gradually drifted too far right. That we are running a country, not a corporation. We are not serving the investor class; there is no stock. We can't fire anyone for perceived incompetence. We can't fire anyone for insubordination.
The most disenfranchised, disease ridden, freezing cold bum living under a bridge is a part of our society; just by being here. And as one of us, that person deserves help if they will take it.