Evolution of ideals
There has always been a schism of sorts in the Democratic Party. Competing ideals. During HRC's run in 2008 it became worse. The 2008 campaign was about very different approaches to government. The current shift started there. The president's success has been amazing, especially given the level of opposition he has faced. President Obama will will be hailed as one of the greatest presidents in our country's history. Elite and honored company. We can do more. We have to be better. We need to move forward with a different vision for the future than the standard playbook of politicians can offer.
Why is this election cycle different? Clinton doesn't get it. Teapublicans don't get it. Most political pundits don't get it. Its not about Bernie. That is what is missed. Bernie is our muse. Our imputus to move us forward. We are the painters, the writers, the sculptors of our own future. Bernie is the herald for our message.
Change is hard. I mean real foundational-level change. Our ability to make those changes depends on us, the choices we make.
I really believe we are at a pivot-point in our evolutionary development. Our society, our world, is on the cusp of a social and technological evolution, waiting to be grabbed and we have to decide: What do we want from ourselves and our world? What kind of people do we want to be? What legacy do we want for those that come after us?
Its not hyperbole, don't shut it out or be jaded.
No, it's not because of people like Bernie. He is just a single step forward. He is the indicator, the signal, that, as a society, we may be ready to take greater steps forward to the world we really want and not the life we settle for.
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