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In reply to the discussion: And the hits just keep coming.... Bernie Sanders: The Model of the Democratic Party Is Failing [View all]KPN
(15,970 posts)not to mention the millions of Independents who were formerly or lean Dem. The Party establishment (old school Dems, New Dems, Third Way, Neo-Libs -- whatever one chooses to call it) promoted globalism, free markets and essentially chose to favor corporations over people on the economic front the past 30 years and it's coming back to haunt them. It's real and needs to be addressed -- aggressively. Doing otherwise will only result in the same, well, result.
I really have to wonder why so many Dems seem defensive about this particular self-critique. I don't get that ... and I can already hear the "It's not self-critique. It's Bernie -- he's not a Democrat. Says so himself." That's not the point. The concern is a legitimate one. Why would we not pay heed to it -- especially when economic and social justice issues are so inextricably intertwined as many of the Bernie bashers themselves point out. Why is that?