There is a secret to being a supporter of Bernie Sanders...

[Playinghardball]

Bernie will WIN this war...

[Maedhros]

1. BINGO! [n/t]

[TIME TO PANIC]

2. K&R

[abakan]

3. K&R nt.

[nenagh]

4. K&R

[Oldtimeralso]

5. K & R n/t

[Paka]

6. K&R

We the people must help Bernie win this war.

[antigop]

7. Yep. nt

[fleur-de-lisa]

8. Kick! - n/t

[Fast Walker 52]

9. Indeed-- I feel like Bernie is the only running who really gets this

[A Simple Game]

14. I think most of them get it, but to fix the problems wouldn't benefit those they

associate with or sit down to eat with.

Better for them just to ignore it and the media goes right along with that script.

[chknltl]

10. We are all in this foxhole together.

I've also been saying for years that we need to stop shooting at each other in that foxhole. A simple search of my posts here at DU on this has rarely gone well. This war is not between supporters of this or that party it instead a war to retake power over our own democracy. If our economic model controls itself it also controls us. In our democracy rhe only thing that controls the citizenry has to be the citizenry. We The People have to be the final arbitor.

[FlatBaroque]

11. #YeahButHesNotAGirl

[sammythecat]

47. Right! And imagine if Hillary was a man.

I doubt "he'd" have enough support to even be in the race.

[hifiguy]

67. Reasoning equivalent in depth and

intelligence to the reichwingers' "but, but Jebus!"

Some people's kids.

[MisterP]

12. it's a revived vision of democracy--against the backroom deals and whispering campaigns and

vague platitudes and business-first policies and enemies' lists and arm-twisting

and then us peasants get blamed whenever the party that they love after the elections wins an election: people are damned sick of even the political system

[navarth]

13. +1 nt

[baldguy]

15. You do understand that the "Democrats=Republicans" meme was created by Republicans, don't you?

Specifically to defeat Democrats & having any chance of furthering a progressive agenda.

[cui bono]

27. So what about that statement do you disagree with?

[lunatica]

16. I didn't think it was such a big secret

But, Hey! I feel the Bern!

[zalinda]

18. To some, apparently it is. eom

[JDPriestly]

17. K&R.

[azurnoir]

19. Yes can't rec this enough

[nxylas]

20. K&R. It's not about Bernie vs Hillary

It's about democracy vs oligarchy (or "economic royalism", as FDR called it).

[Beartracks]

22. "Economic royalism": not an arbitrary choice of words.

What's the nutshell version of why America was founded? To get away from royalty running our lives.

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[nxylas]

54. Though given the courtiers' desire for a coronation...

...their frustration at the existence of a primary process and their sneering disdain for the "little people", I can't help wondering if the qualifier "economic" is strictly necessary.

[Beartracks]

21. Rec 100!

[Ferd Berfel]

23. Bang! Mic Drop! Done!

Hillary is in bed with Wall Street - Bernie is not.
Bernie will do everything he can to bring these bastards to heal - Hillary will not.

[mike dub]

24. K&R

Great post!

[grntuscarora]

25. K/R

[cui bono]

26. Totally!

.

[Thespian2]

39. Really Cool Poster...

also very true...

[cui bono]

40. Yup!

I got it from a post here on DU. Love it!

Bernie supporters are so creative and make so many great positive posters about/for him.

.

[cantbeserious]

45. Excellent Poster - With Respect - This Citizen Plans To Reuse

eom

[cui bono]

46. Please do! It is your duty as a citizen!

I got it from a post here on DU. I don't know whose or I would credit them.

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[bvar22]

28. My wife & I went "On Strike" in 2006.

We sold everything, cashed in everything, paid the penalties,
and bought inexpensive, pristine property where we grow GMO and Toxin free food, keep chickens and Honey Bees. We live as independently and sustainable as possible.
Our goals are a continued yearly reduction of our Carbon Footprint,
PRODUCE more than we CONSUME,
and focus on local humanitarian issues (of which there are many in this area).

We keep one VISA debit/credit card at a locally owned bank.
We participate in a surprisingly well developed cash only Black Market, for goods, salvage, labor, used cars, car repairs, machinery, tools, home building supplies, farm equipment, and anything else you might want if you are willing to look for it and deal with the owner in a pleasant manner.
Wall Street can live or die without our money or our concern.

We've been waiting since 2006 for you to join us in our Nation Wide Strike.
So far, so good. Counting my Wife & I...that makes two so far.
How serious are YOU about bringing this out-of-Control corrupt machine to its knees?
The only reason it exists is that we let it.

[peacebird]

30. Interesting. I would like to hear more! We have our five acres in the country, with chickens & bees

and are trying to grow more veggies, I would love to heae more about what you are doing!
One thing I am concerned about is water....

[Enthusiast]

56. The latest issue of Mother Earth News says you can

make a living on 1.5 acres.

Maybe you can focus your energy on rain water collection and recycling.

[bvar22]

74. We love Our Mother (Earth News), and have had some photos and text published

a few years ago. I would send the link, but it gives our names and location.
DU is NOT the safe place it once was.

I am fairly sure it is not possible to "make a real living" on 1.5 acres.
That would depend much on where those acres are,
NEVER having a bad year, and owing nothing to the Bank.
We work HARD, own everything outright (no mortgage or payments of any kind) and ends don't always meet.
The last two years have been horrible for growing veggies (drought, heat, false Spring followed by a hard freeze that killed ALL the young fruit, Berry blossoms, and seedlings.)

It is not as "idyllic" as it sounds (my wife says I make it look and sound better than it really is.)
I tend not to photograph or write about the ugly, like the 4 point buck that was gut shot last year and managed to drag himself to our pond to die.

The late Summers are HOT...and boring. So are the long Winter nights.
We sometimes miss the people, crowds, amenities and luxuries of City Life. (We haven't been to a Movie or overnight Road Trip since 2006).
Once you get domestic critters that depend on you, and live close to a National Forest and the many predators, they must be protected 24/7. We generally never leave the cabin and stock unguarded.
One of us is always here.

In general, we learned that:
1)It costs twice as much
2) It takes 3 times as long
3)require 5 times as much manual labor
....to do ANYTHING.


We haven't regretted a single day.

[Enthusiast]

75. Thank you for sharing that, bvar22.

I love to hear about it. I'm not physically up to that sort of lifestyle now. That doesn't change my enthusiasm for it.

About the closest I ever got was providing the family with venison every single year without fail. Now we visit the grocery store for everything.

[bvar22]

72. Water is a big issue, and will only get bigger.

We had a list of priorities for our property search, and WATER was in the top 3 places.
Without a steady supply of of clean water, it is not worth the time. We didn't want anyone living upstream from us, or uphill from us, so we had to do some looking.

We found inexpensive property in Arkansas with a great spring that runs cold, clear water 24/7 even during the major droughts of last year and 2012 when the Fire Departments were called out to fill people's wells and cattle tanks. We wouldn't be able to survive without that spring....best water ever.

Arkansas is a good state if you are looking for inexpensive property that includes its own source of cold, clear, Ozark Mountain Spring Water. The springs are common here, but not everywhere, so be careful...and find out if the spring is "year round". (If it isn't...its not a "spring&quot



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[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

35. Were going to different schools together.

Yes, I know who the enemy is and were fighting them together.

[cui bono]

49. omg bvar....

Wish I could live as pure a life as you. I guess I should say 'would' instead of 'could'.

.

[Enthusiast]

57. Your lifestyle is just so awesome.

[gordyfl]

29. My First Primary in Many Years

This will be the first Primary Election I will be voting in since many years ago. If the Primary was Hillary vs MOM, I would wait for the General Election to vote, like I usually do. BTW, I vote almost exclusively Democratic in the General Election, but this Primary means too much to stay home.

Crossing my fingers - Go Bernie!

[azmom]

31. Hillary supporters are convinced the enemy

Are the republicans. They ignore the bigger picture, and I can't understand why.

[peacebird]

32. Me either....

[rhett o rick]

33. The Powers That Be have set up the Republicons to be a great distraction while

they have their loyal Conservative Democrats pick our pockets.

The enemy is the corptocracy.

[GoneFishin]

38. Yep. It's play acting designed to confuse those who lack critical thinking skills.

[artislife]

43. Maybe it is because they really don't see. nt

[cui bono]

65. It's the old divide and conquer routine Tried and true.

As long as they keep us fighting each other, thinking it really makes a difference, they will keep controlling us and laugh all the way to world domination.

.

[Live and Learn]

34. K&R nt

[WillyT]

36. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[MrMickeysMom]

37. He'll win it because the people need to win it...

One and the same.

[SoapBox]

41. Yup.

Hard to believe that so many can't figure it out.

[99th_Monkey]

42. K&R nt

[cantbeserious]

44. Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen

eom

[PADemD]

59. Know Thy Enemy

and Fascists

[cantbeserious]

60. This Citizen Considers Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Fascist By Definition

Since all of those entities collude with the government to benefit the 1% At the expense of the 99%.

[flamingdem]

48. Inspiring interview with Rachel just now

So refreshing after the Trump and Terror week we've had.

[senz]

50. I really love this thread.

After spending time in GD-P with some astonishingly cynical Hill fans, reading this is like waking up to reality. Again. Bernie seems to be able to keep his head in that clean, clear place 24/7.

[Stardust]

53. Bernie's ability to be lucid every time he speaks never ceases to utterly amaze me.

After watching Trump Terror on MSNBC all evening, Bernie shows up on Rachel's show with his head in that clean, clear place, as you so eloquently put it.

As my neighboor said, How can anyone not love Bernie?

[BeanMusical]

51. Kick and R

The cat is out of the bag!

[blackspade]

52. Huge K&R!!!

[Scuba]

55. K and effing R

[Enthusiast]

58. K&R! I'm happy to see this post has hundreds of recommendations!

Apparently corporations have yet to recognize the world will not stand idly by as they amass ever greater power to the detriment of us all.

Imagine, the corporations (Wall Street, the MIC) think it is just fine and dandy to usurp our democracy. We didn't give them our permission. They bought the media and the politicians. They used the media to cloud our vision.

[lonestarnot]

61. Me too and one of them is mine.

[senz]

68. So well said.

I wish the entire country -- or even the world -- could read this simple, sincere little thread.

[Enthusiast]

71. Yes. Read this thread before it's too late.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

62. K&R...

This secret needs to be exposed to the general mass public.
It is one of my biggest reasons for supporting Bernie.

[raouldukelives]

63. K&R Some invest in justice for all, some in Wall St. nt

[Duval]

64. Go Bernie Go!!

I think he will win!

[nxylas]

66. I hope so

It's hard not to be discouraged by the polls, though. What if HRH's courtiers are right and the people really are content to "settle for the lesser of two corporate evils"?

[hopemountain]

69. go bernie!

uplifting to read the support on here!

[sabrina 1]

70. The Corporations are being forced to fight it too thanks to Bernie. And with the help of every

other Corporate funded candidate in this race.

[Hiraeth]

73. This is why, I don't think, the top 40% will vote for him, regardless of party.