2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: OK I'll just say it: the dem establishment wants to lose this election [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)We will not be able to run another candidate next time around with such a long and distinguished history of voting for the people. There will not be that level of trust that they will do what they say.
Obama said many of the same things, but sided with the Plutocrats on the issues that really mattered to them. Before anyone starts in on me let me say this, Obama has been a great President in many ways, but for the last 40 years to get to the White House you had to do a deal with the Devil to get elected to ANY national office. Obama had to do a quid pro quo in return for the huge campaign donations he received that helped him to compete and win the Presidency.
Bernie is doing it in a way that has not been successfully tried in a very long time, if ever in modern times. He will not be able to run again next time around unless he wins this time. This is for all of the marbles as they say.
We can hold nothing back! Assuming he wins we will still have to have his back in a way that has never been done before. It will take millions of active citizens to pressure Congress to overhaul the system in this political revolution. Our very future as a Democracy could depend upon this election and what comes after. There is no doubt about it, we currently live in a fascist state. Private corporations and individuals control our government through the campaign donations. There is no Representative Democracy if the politicians answer only to the big political donors and not the will of the people, which is exactly what we have today! even their corporate media concedes this point!