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Bernie Sanders

Babel_17

(5,400 posts)

3. The party is existing to perpetuate the party

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:25 AM

Mar 2016

That's fine and dandy when it's not its sole purpose. It can even be about electing its/the establishment's choice. But it can't ignore the needs and desires of the people and remain healthy and viable. The process is important, and if it looks and feels like a rip-off then the party can't come together in November.