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http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/06/07/sanders-call-political-revolution-about-mass-movement-not-me<snip>
"This is not about Bernie Sanders," the candidate said to the room filled beyond capacity. "You can have the best president in the history of the world but that person will not be able to address the problems that we face unless there is a mass movement, a political revolution in this country. Right now the only pieces of legislation that get to the floor of the House and Senate are sanctioned by big money, Wall Street, the pharmaceutical companies. The only way we win and transform America is when millions of people stand up as youre doing today and say. 'Enough is enough. This country belongs to all of us and not a handful of billionaires.'"
The fight ahead, he told the crowd, "Is about you."
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H2O Man
(73,622 posts)Thank you.
bluesbassman
(19,379 posts)My money's on Sanders to do that.
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)We finally have an adult in politics. One of the few, at least.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)but when you find your own party leaders siding with the billionaires, you know you have a fight on your hands. There are grass root Democrats that don't understand (willful denial) that we need a drastic change. We are headed for an iceberg and some don't even want to slow the ship down, let alone change directions. Authoritarians love the comfort of a very dominate leadership. They don't feel comfortable with democracy.
The Third Way says, "If we give you a little social justice, will you let us rape the economy, spy on everyone, and kill at will in the middle east.?"
kentuck
(111,110 posts)...that any Democrat elected President can bring about the change we need. It is encouraging to have one candidate at least discuss the reality that it will take a mass movement. Simply putting a popular politician into the office without that recognition or support is simply continuing the decline.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)would support Sanders because IMO the whole party will support him. But IMO the power structure of the Democratic Party is under the control of big money. They would rather lose the general than to let an honest progressive win. Those of the grass-roots that follow the Party power structure are afraid of anything other than the status quo. They must have life pretty good to turn their back on those living in poverty in America. I have asked them countless times how HRC is going to change this mess and they never respond. Never discuss issues unless very specific social issues.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)There is no fear in the present political structures, in my opinion. A politician that doesn't understand the power of the people to make changes is useless, no matter how full of optimism or political rhetoric they might be. To simply put someone into the Presidency for any other reason, Democrat or Republican, is a waste of our time.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)general than let a progressive win the primary. The billionaires have enough power to keep Sanders out. But I am going to fight for him all the way.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)...to win the battle and continue the destructive path we are on. If we can lay the foundation for change, then that will be a victory in itself, in my opinion, and necessary for the people to take back their democracy from the oligarchy.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Skittles
(153,193 posts)Another reason we need that grass roots, across America, in every single election (even if it's for a Librarian position)...to vote the bums out.
Come on America...put down the cell phone and...GOTV!
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)that they are practicing willful denial of conditions, or others pretending they are Democrats, but seemingly too cowed or comfortable to do anything else?
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)retrowire
(10,345 posts)with an activist for a president.
it's necessary! go Bernie!
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
treestar
(82,383 posts)Congress has something to do with it and he won't be able to do much without Congress. I thought he was going to "fight?" You know, fight Congress if it won't go along. LOL.
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
kacekwl
(7,022 posts)not just Bernie but ourselves. See what happened last 2 times , we elected hope and change and then sat back and waited. Can't wait again have to act.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)...before the election.
The crash of the banks and Wall Street were never anticipated in the build-up of the campaign. It was very late in the campaign when he discovered there were immediate problems in front of us.
He thought it more important to find someone to try and fix the problems, instead of trying to build a consensus for obvious needed changes. In hindsight, we may see that as a failure of this President? He took a sure and cautious path. Some might have wished that he had been more like Bernie Sanders?
kacekwl
(7,022 posts)Obama . I'm blaming all of us myself included for sitting on the side letting it happen.