2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Do you know a really rich person? [View all]NNadir
(33,527 posts)You and I don't know each other, and you are no more qualified to say what I know than I am qualified to announce that you have a Ph.D. in physical quantum chemistry with a thesis based on cycloadditions of carbon dioxide to epoxides.
From the shouting going on here, there isn't much "true democracy," going on. If the "people" are asking for something, they will have a right to vote accordingly; although that right may be under attack, particularly from the fascist types who are leading the Republican pack.
We don't choose the Democratic nominee by acclimation, based on who yells the loudest on a website. We hold primaries, caucuses, etc.
You know, the faith based assumption that Bernie Sanders will win is just that, an assumption. It's quite possible that Ms.Clinton will be the nominee. What then? Will all of the character assassination then make for a Trump victory? Would you be happy and thrilled with that? Will you be smugly satisfied, much like the Nader people were in 2000?
For the record, tens of thousands of people died in a far away country because it turned out that Bush was not the same as Gore.
You say Bernie Sanders will "fight."
My reference was to Don Quixote. Don Quixote "fought" for justice too, but is generally considered to have been, um, ineffective to the point of ridiculous.
It is not enough to announce you will "fight" for something. It is more important to know how to achieve an end.
We might have overturned Citizens United when Scalia died, but what we can see now is that the President of the United States is not powerful enough to cause the unwilling to do their duty. If Sanders is elected, will they magically be more co-operative?
You're kidding yourself, and the biggest problem I see in the world, is this: People are very, very, very, very comfortable lying to themselves.
Have a nice evening.