Breaking Bernie: 21st Century Rat-Fucking

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17. I have very mixed feelings about this

I can see that young black people in particular are much like white Millennials, only more so. They have no faith in the political establishment. They see many of the older civil rights leaders as sell-outs. They have no faith in people who call themselves liberals but only serve their own interests. They're angry and alienated and ready to lash out.

But it's also true that what those young women in Seattle did could potentially play into the hands of the corporatists of both parties. This time, Bernie managed to turn it around to his advantage. But if it keeps happening, and if it happens in ways that seem more forced and less rooted in local issues, there will be reason to believe it's manufactured.

So I'm waiting to see what comes next.