2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Wooing Blacks, Sanders Reframes But Does Not Change Argument [View all]Sancho
(9,067 posts)Bernie's world and the idea of return to the 50's and 60's of economic growth as a fix to the US is wrong.
In Florida, more than 25% were born outside of the US. Half have a direct personal connection to the undocumented.
Vermont doesn't have tuition equity. You can't demand a "minimum wage" if you are paid slave wages cash and have no status. You can't even visit your child's school as a parent - even if the child is born here as a US citizen - because you fear deportation.
In today's real world, economics take second place to real, honest, social justice. That has to start with equality for all - immigrants, minorities, women! It's naive and wrong to follow Bernie's old plan.
Across the Sun Belt are 20, 30, or 40 million people (and growing) who do not have equality. If you include women and minorities - the majority are marginalized. Tearing down Wall Street won't make a bit of difference. Breaking up banks won't even cause anything more than a back page article in the NYT.
What will make a different is pay transparency, a path to citizenship, tuition equity, early, equal education, and voting rights. Sorry, but if you look with focused lenses Bernie is the weakest of all the Democratic candidates. He doesn't get it, hasn't lived it, and proves his lack of insight everytime he yells at a NE or midWest bunch of working, white folks. Archie Bunker still lives in the US.