2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Lol: I have had it with naive Bernie Sanders idealists [View all]Hulk
(6,699 posts)..and I don't want to reread it.
What I do know is that Bernie has pulled the conversation in the direction of real issues facing this nation. You can call it "to the left" if you like, but I prefer to call it "toward reality".
We can settle for someone who isn't willing to focus this country on issues that will make a difference to 99% of Americans, but would rather look for little margins that enable the 99% to reap a few more table scraps from the wealthy and corporate masters. I'm not willing to settle.
I'd rather elect someone who points out the obvious, sheds light on the gross economic injustice, and even fails on reaching any one of those important goals, than to settle for someone who is satisfied with taking baby steps that mean absolutely nothing in the big picture.
This is probably the best chance we'll ever get, and certainly in my lifetime, to strive for dramatic changes to our near dead American Dream. Hit them head on, and put faith in the American people that they would be willing to accept a man who is a "democratic 'socialist'" than to elect some hate monger, religious fruitcake or other phony stuffed shirt who promises us smelly bull shit that we all recognize as shit soup.
Congress needs to be the focus, because if Bernie gets the White House, we're going to need to grease the legislature to get the wheels turning, and we have too many rusty, corrupt, bat-shit crazy shills keeping their seats warm in Washington DC today. Poco a poco; but it can be done. Call it a"revolution" if you like, but I think it is nothing more than "an awakening of the people". If we can't do it, then we're fucked!
Amen.