I always precede posts about Bernie Sanders by noting that I voted for Hillary Clinton in the general election, even though I live in a Blue state and my vote meant less than nothing.
Having said that, I've never admired a politician more than I have admired Bernie Sanders.
He has pointed out the obvious for decades and has voted accordingly. He has never changed his position for the sake of expediency, except perhaps becoming anti-gun over the years.
When a handful of people sit atop mountains of lucre and flaunt their excessive lifestyles while the rest of us struggle with endless debts and uncertain employment, a great wrong is afoot in the country. Bernie called it out. Every damn day.
Don't expect Joe Biden to allude to this injustice. He's going to rely on Bloomberg money and fistfuls of dollars from other fat cats who will want business as usual when November has come and gone. He is an empty suit with a pretty smile, and I am seriously concerned about his ability to express himself. What is he going to do in a debate with Trump? Trump will lie, Joe will say, "You're lying," and that will be that.
Meanwhile the rich will get richer on the backs of the poor. Our younger generations will drown in debt and be unable to participate in the middle class lifestyle of their parents (which, in the case of this household, means having a house we have never paid for and never will).
And the latest tactic of the oligarchs? Pit the younger generation against the older. "Okay Boomer" is exactly what the one percent wants to hear.
As long as we had Bernie, we had someone who cared about the younger generation. Now we don't. Kids, it's sink or sink for you. Your options? I don't know, but whatever you decide to do, this Boomer is with you.
Bernie may be out of the race, but the need for Bernie rocks on. Power to the people.
4 comments:
Feel the Bern!
probably the only thing we disagree about..
I agree with you about Bernie. I think what happened is that the country is so burned out by Trump that "The People" wanted a term of rest and recuperation next before we tackle the big problems we have. Unfortunately, four years from now, Bernie will be too old. AOC will be too young. Who will lead us to the promised land?
But, there is another factor: this pandemic may be showing "The People" that we really do need universal health care to protect us all. Some people have even been saying that the economic situation is proving that the Libertarian fantasy of government small enough to drown in a bathtub is non-functional: in times of emergency we need a large and functional government. We will have to push it, and keep reminding people why, but we may actually get some changes out of this situation. People may even decide they like blue skies instead of smog.
--Kim Cooper
My Grandson and all of his Friends were bummed when Bernie had to drop out... they knew he Cared deeply. Even tho' some of his Ideas were to Liberal for me {a non-partisan Moderate type person}, I deeply Admire his Passion and his Authenticity! There's no BS with that Guy and he's Authentic to Self and to his Causes and the Young know it. I don't know that the Kids will Vote for Uncle Joe either, he doesn't impress me... yet, I can't bear to think of another 4 Years of that Sociopath in the White House either and his rabid Base are just as staunch as they ever were. This coming election is just as bleak as the Pandemic really... for the regular people, for the poor, for the most vulnerable of our society.
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