2016 Postmortem

Post removed Fri Jun 17, 2016, 12:12 AM Jun 2016

Post removed [View all]

81 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Post removed [View all] Post removed Jun 2016 OP

Powerfully and beautifully said, my dear jillan! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2016 #1

Thank you my dear Peggy. I has saddened me to see people who haven't wanted to understand. jillan Jun 2016 #2

They can not help themselves. They have been raised as authoritarian followers. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #15

"Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not" jillan Jun 2016 #31

I think being an authoritarian is more a matter of inherent personality than training Fumesucker Jun 2016 #71

Exactly, and short enogh for people to finish reading WayBeyondBlue Jun 2016 #3

There really is nothing more to it than that - telling the people to wake up and get involved. jillan Jun 2016 #5

Spot on. Thank you. n/t TDale313 Jun 2016 #4

Kick and Rec! +1000! Jackilope Jun 2016 #6

Just one fuckin problem with all that above.... pkdu Jun 2016 #7

It didn't happen 8 - 12 years ago did it? So we shouldn't try now? jillan Jun 2016 #10

IMO the problem is that it has been being done for decades azurnoir Jun 2016 #45

By all means try now , from the bottom up , don't think pkdu Jun 2016 #49

Bingo. That's what they fail to get. #Rose colored glasses Trust Buster Jun 2016 #12

it could have happened 8 years ago booley Jun 2016 #16

Like I tried to explain, you either get it or you don't. jillan Jun 2016 #17

that has been one of the most frustrating things about this primary booley Jun 2016 #39

Right now the slogan is "I'm Not Trump" Jackilope Jun 2016 #61

.+1 840high Jun 2016 #65

probably hard when she would have to have it cleared first booley Jun 2016 #72

Did Bernie go to bat for Obama? Did he get out there in 2010 one_voice Jun 2016 #44

Yes Bernie campaigned for Obama! He helped Obama get his legislation passed in the Senate. In 2012 jillan Jun 2016 #51

small correction it was actually 2011 when Bernie suggested that perhaps Obama should be primaried azurnoir Jun 2016 #69

And There You Have It WayBeyondBlue Jun 2016 #23

It has to start at some point. It didn't fucking get done 8-12 years ago but least Bernie tried Autumn Jun 2016 #28

Well fucking said! jalan48 Jun 2016 #47

only it isnt failing you have to start sometime swhisper1 Jun 2016 #30

Just the language you use in your post says it all Ned_Devine Jun 2016 #37

if we don't do it now...where will we be in another 8-12 years? virtualobserver Jun 2016 #53

#1: Are you fucking kidding me with that!? 8 -12 years ago!? Impossible! Phlem Jun 2016 #70

Not impossible just full of entitled people looking for a savior .... we'll see, Sanders will be uponit7771 Jun 2016 #76

Thank you. librarylu Jun 2016 #8

Thanks, jillan. elleng Jun 2016 #9

I understand political power. Unless you've been living in a cave the last 7 years, the Democrats Trust Buster Jun 2016 #11

the first step in negotiating is aim as high as you can booley Jun 2016 #20

Exactly! Jackilope Jun 2016 #26

No, the very first step in negotiations is to acquire the political power to bring your opponent to Trust Buster Jun 2016 #33

Republicans didn't have to do that booley Jun 2016 #42

I don't agree with that theory creeksneakers2 Jun 2016 #35

On the contrary booley Jun 2016 #46

Bernie is now advocating for a grass roots effort to regain that political power. yodermon Jun 2016 #22

And that's the proper order of things. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #34

he wants a fifty generation term,you dont get it swhisper1 Jun 2016 #25

And now for a musical interlude... LuvLoogie Jun 2016 #13

It's a Revolution to restore power to its rightful owners... Octafish Jun 2016 #14

Exactly! jillan Jun 2016 #18

Yes! 840high Jun 2016 #66

And that is how it shall be. Thank you. kr PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #19

WONDERFUL, THANX! swhisper1 Jun 2016 #21

My pleasure :) jillan Jun 2016 #24

Same thing Obama said, it's about us, not just them uppityperson Jun 2016 #27

The don't want any of us to do these things Hydra Jun 2016 #29

flys in the face of self respect swhisper1 Jun 2016 #38

Remember when law enforcement didn't bat an eye at Jackilope Jun 2016 #52

You did an excellent job of capturing each and every of... Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #32

That is awesome that you are thinking about it! Yay! I hope you do. jillan Jun 2016 #40

Many of us did get it and still do. Marie Marie Jun 2016 #36

Here! Here! Many of us will never be the same. He changed our way of looking at jillan Jun 2016 #43

the tweets from young people tonight hopemountain Jun 2016 #41

I guess 3.5 million more actual voters rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #48

Way to miss the entire point of this. The real votes are how many Bernie supporters will run jillan Jun 2016 #50

I have long wanted to tell how glad we're on the same side of history. AtomicKitten Jun 2016 #54

You too! We've both been on DU for an eternity, haven't we? jillan Jun 2016 #56

Wonderful, and I will senseandsensibility Jun 2016 #55

That IS the bottom line. Rec x 1 billion BigBearJohn Jun 2016 #57

You've been one of the bright spots on DU. jillan Jun 2016 #58

Bernie is trying to build a real progressive movement andym Jun 2016 #59

Huge K&R! Phlem Jun 2016 #60

If you run for office, make sure you let everyone know you are a socialist. That works well. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #62

I hope you opted out of social security benefits, medicare and that you stay off of jillan Jun 2016 #64

Thank you for posting! Juicy_Bellows Jun 2016 #63

Thank you Jillian felix_numinous Jun 2016 #67

Kick with love for Bernie 840high Jun 2016 #68

kick 'n' rec! pat_k Jun 2016 #73

truth! lakeguy Jun 2016 #74

K & R --- posted a link to your OP on my Facebook page Petrushka Jun 2016 #75

If "he wants you to vote", why isn't he against Caucasus? lunamagica Jun 2016 #77

I am SO afraid of her losing cause she sucks so bad as a candidate, and of course, now, pansypoo53219 Jun 2016 #78

Great post! TrueDemVA Jun 2016 #79

Oh, a lot of us "got it" ... NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #80

If it was never about Bernie, why is his name and not the party's plastered all over his new GIFs? ucrdem Jun 2016 #81