There's really no need for Bernie Sanders to suspend his campaign

[MineralMan]

10. Yes. I think that's true for many people.

I've had strong opinions in most primary races, but understand that my opinions are not a deciding factor in much of anything. One of the problems and one of the strengths of our democratic republic is that it promotes slow, rather than abrupt, change. While that's frustrating at times, it does tend to contribute to stability in most basic areas.

Philosophically, I'm a socialist. I'm often frustrated by US politics. However, I accepted a long time ago that we would never operate as a socialistic nation. We're just too diverse, nationally, politically and in many other ways. So, I became a Democrat. That was the best compromise I could come up with. We do better when Democrats have power, and worse when Republicans do. We'd have made a lot more progress without 20th Century Republican-controlled periods. Sadly, the diversity of opinion I described above sometimes causes a shift to the right from time to time. More's the pity.

I live in a society that often goes in directions I don't like. However, I've not thought often of moving to another country. So, here I am, stuck in the middle with you.