2016 Postmortem

2016-05-17T1:25:44+00:00

Freedom Rider: Sanders Supporters Can Bring Down the Democrats While the Republicans implode Hillary Clinton moves towards the Democratic party nomination by moving ever more towards the right...that has been her modus operandi throughout her political career. She bragged about being a teenaged Goldwater girl and now brags about killing in Libya. She ignores the Bernie Sanders phenomenon because she has no reason to do otherwise...Sanders followers might change the trajectory of history by refusing to go along with the charade. If they stand firm they can also send their party into the historical dustbin where it belongs. Democrats on the other hand are less likely to send their party packing. They have been hypnotized by years of lies which have allowed wars, austerity, and mass incarceration to be considered acceptable, small prices to pay to keep the Republicans at bay. Black voters in particular are so fearful of Republican victory that any Democratic Party policy, no matter how damaging to them, gets the go ahead. The Sanders people in particular claimed to want a revolution. Now is their chance to make good on this assertion. Their task is a simple one. They must not support or vote for Hillary Clinton in November and they must say so loudly and clearly. They can vote for another partys candidate or write in one of their own. They may exhort Sanders to deny her an endorsement. Any tactic will do. But if they follow tradition and vote for a conservative Democrat they will have made a mockery of their demand for change. ...They should know by now that their party cannot be reformed. It must be done away with for good. Sanders voters can be the revolutionaries they aspired to be if they loudly and publicly state that they wont vote for Hillary Clinton. They will need a great deal of determination as they will surely be scapegoated, guilt whipped and blamed for her defeat. But those attacks should be considered as a badge of honor in what may well be a revolutionary effort. ...By now everyone should know that the corruption in the Democrat party cannot be cut out. The party doesnt want to change itself ... It is time for the Sanders supporters to make good on calls for revolution. They can do that by actively and openly denying Hillary Clinton the presidency. When they are called spoilers they must proudly own the charge and declare that they meant what they said. They are fighting for a revolution. http://www.blackagendareport.com/sanders_supporters_turn_on_democrats If Nevada Convention was not enough of an awakening for you, then that's your problem. I, for one, don't enjoy being in an abusive relationship. This would only be the beginning of what we call a revolution.

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And current Bernie supporter. I voted for Dukakis (perhaps a worst candidate than Hills but close), Bill Clinton, Gore and Obama. I supported Hills over Obama in 2008 but am not her fan now. That said, if Hills is the Democrat nominee then I'll vote for her, and anyone who wants to "actively and openly deny" her the presidency and elect Trump is neither a liberal nor a democrat. I'd like to see everyone's lot improve and have no stomach for purity tests.