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JCanete

(5,272 posts)
25. "corporate giveaways that he could have never provided."
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 02:37 PM
Dec 2016

What can be provided in your opinion? What Bernie was offering may have been political fantasy but it was not mechanical fantasy. And you know what? Everything in a deadlocked congress is political fantasy. The only way to get anything passed is to give up somebody's lunch to the people carrying the water of large corporations, whether those people be members of the GOP or our own blue dog Dems. The only way to get something good is to take something bad.

So we might as well demand the "fantasy." The fantasy is something that can actually change people's lives, not stick a bandaid on their scrapes. The fantasy is something that can actually rally the people to push on government to take back what has been pilfered from the commons. Without that kind of movement at the bottom, I don't care how easy it is for big corporations to swallow tepid, wonky legislation, because they are only going to let that shit happen if they have to, and the Democrats aren't giving them a compelling reason why they have to.

Why not hold the DNC and the establishment responsible for not working with Sanders pre-convention? Their arrogance that they could entirely bury him and his policy message by trying to paint him as a bitter self-serving laughing stock(some of which you are still peddling), cost them an earlier reconciliation. For fucks sake, the only reason Sanders ran was to effect change on the democratic platform. It would have all been for naught had the DNC gotten their way. If you believe, like I do that this is the kind of change our nation desperately needs, then that isn't self-serving, it is why we funded his campaign and why we voted for him in the primaries. He had momentum and capital and instead of respecting that, the establishment simply tried to close the doors and turn their back. If there was still rancor going into the GE that cost Clinton votes, then that blame lies squarely at the feet of the party and our candidate. Why can't you admit that? Hell, they eventually adopted much of Sanders platform in the end anyway, albeit begrudgingly, so I ask you, what did they gain for that earlier cold shoulder?

A friend of mine's daughter is one of those Bernie millennials, she voted for Johnson doc03 Dec 2016 #1
She never voted for Bernie for the right reasons, if somehow she was able to trade-up for Johnson. JCanete Dec 2016 #2
It was "cool" to vote for Johnson woolldog Dec 2016 #8
well then they didn't know what anti-establishment was. nt JCanete Dec 2016 #21
Yes but the reason she never voted for Hillary was some of the retoric doc03 Dec 2016 #12
which applies double or more so to the republican party and most pro-corporate politicians. JCanete Dec 2016 #23
There are no guarantees for 'never happened" scenarios CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #32
Your version of selfish is not mine. Being a part of the democratic process by running for election JCanete Dec 2016 #33
Oh, I forgot. Only ultra progressives are never selfish CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #35
I'm sorry, what just happened there? You got that from my post in which I suggested that JCanete Dec 2016 #36
Perhaps, I misread your intentions and you misread mine CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #37
tbh if he hadn't run I think that would have depressed turnout as well forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #40
Wasn't it Bernie that started the "corrupt corporate serving Hillary" theme? CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #14
Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #15
You, my friend, are a perfect example of what I was talking about in my post above CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #17
HER OWN STAFF were raising the alarm about the speeches killbotfactory Dec 2016 #18
Her staff were paid to look for weak point so that they can be mitigated CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #19
I supported Bernie and fell in line behind Clinton when he lost. killbotfactory Dec 2016 #22
A genteel primary fight, really? CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #30
Nailed it... SidDithers Dec 2016 #24
"Nailed it" x 2!!!! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #34
"corporate giveaways that he could have never provided." JCanete Dec 2016 #25
Until Comney, most polls had us winning a senate majority and big gains in congress. bettyellen Dec 2016 #26
You can't have this both ways. Either Sanders cost us the election, in which case I say no, the DNC JCanete Dec 2016 #27
Actually it was such a squeaker that any of a multitude of things could have turned it around... bettyellen Dec 2016 #28
Sure. I'm not going to dredge up for the purposes of this conversation whether all accusations JCanete Dec 2016 #29
Good points but Seasider Dec 2016 #38
No, but those individuals, whoever they are, weren't goaded to do so by Sanders JCanete Dec 2016 #39
Most people aren't going to face that reality very quickly, and those people who hate Hillary, or JCanete Dec 2016 #3
I think Noam Chomsky said it best still_one Dec 2016 #4
Yes, this is a fair criticism of the approach. I was just saying that people who JCanete Dec 2016 #5
They must be rejoicing now at all the system shock. I hold them accountable for it. Justice Dec 2016 #7
No, that neve happens. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #9
Did you forget about President Obama? mtnsnake Dec 2016 #13
Exit polls in both 1992 and 1996 clearly showed that Perot took equally from both candidates. StevieM Dec 2016 #31
They're going to learn "the hard way". Serves them right. Narrow oasis Dec 2016 #6
I think the worst part is how such people style themselves "heroes" in their own minds. BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #10
I understand them--Well, kinda ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #11
This. And there is no hope changing their minds, either. duffyduff Dec 2016 #16
Yup... SidDithers Dec 2016 #20
I saw a post on Joe.My.God that said it beautifully. yardwork Dec 2016 #41
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