2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHuffPo: An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders Supporters
Enough with the rigged system claims. Please. The system is not rigged. Or corrupt. Or disenfranchising any of you. Last time I checked, you guys are all over the place 24/7. On TV, at rallies, in the voting booth. Youve made Bernie Sanders what he is today: a major contender. But make no mistake: theres simply not enough of you. Thats it. No vast left wing conspiracies. No back-room shenanigans. No covert mission by DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to keep your guy from winning. Bernies losing for one reason and one reason alone: he hasnt convinced enough of you to vote for him. And its because his message hasnt resonated as well as Hillary Clintons. Period.
Bernie is losing because Americas democracy works. Its a process he signed up for (as an independent running as a Democrat), and one which has allowed him to go from being a relatively obscure Vermont socialist (yes, socialist) a year ago 60 percent behind in the polls to running an unprecedented outsider campaign as a very close runner up. Think about that: hes gone from being a political nobody to giving the powerful Clinton machine the most nagging yet effective opposition its ever experienced. That in mid May Sanders continues to nip at Hillarys heels is not just a testament to his grass roots appeal and tenaciousness, but to the very election process thats got him there.
Sanders success has become not just a national phenomenon but one thats garnered him worldwide praise and respect. Sounds like the system has worked pretty well for him. That he now is turning on that very system for politically expedient, populist purposes speaks to character. This narrative hes reinforcing of a rigged system is irresponsible and disingenuous. Hes telling you that hes not winning because of cronyism and corruption, not because he cant gain more traction with voters. Hes riling you up with trumped up (pun intended) baseless charges that he and you are being robbed, rather than simply outvoted. The awesome legacy he could have is dangerously close to being destroyed by his ego and selfishness.
more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/an-open-letter-to-bernie-sanders-supporters_b_10021974.html
anotherproletariat
(1,446 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)hey,,,, Andy,, dude.....
Oh, fuck off...
(Not you, bald guy... Andy)
UMTerp01
(1,048 posts)bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)Boldine
(86 posts)HRC is the establishment candidate, Bernie is the people's candidate. If all were really fair Bernie would be way ahead of Hillary at this time. Considering how much Bernie has achieved in such a short time says how much he is admired for his genuineness, his concern and his openness for all.
As for ego and selfishness you need take a look at HRC.
PatrickforO
(14,604 posts)There have been plenty of shenanigans during this primary, quit enough for me to see the squirming maggots as they burrow back under their rocks. The neoliberal wing is the 'establishment' wing of both Democratic and Republican parties, and stands for 100% corruption. Remember, these are the people who brought us privatization, deregulation, corporate tax cuts and our forever war, which enriches the MIC.
These are the people who have been bought. And, because they have been bought, steadfastly hold profit over people and are willing to allow people to die for the sake of profits. There is no greater indictment of the immorality of these 'establishment' types than this total corporate corruption.
So don't have the temerity to tell us the system isn't rigged and corrupt. Not when that corruption is in the open for all to see.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)They like the Sanders is being cheated meme.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)and the election fraud is real
bjo59
(1,166 posts)in the AOL owned news aggregator and blog (AOL in turn owned by mega corporation, Verizon - a company whose striking workers Bernie Sanders supports). All corporate owned media are publishing such moralizing, shaming articles aimed at undermining Bernie Sanders' support. No surprise and not effective. I have to say, though, that the writer went for bonus rounds in this screed, thundering from the pulpit of faux righteousness that "the awesome legacy (Sanders) could have is dangerously close to being destroyed by his ego and selfishness." Oh, man. It's the ridiculousness of that statement that is truly awesome. It also sounds like something that Verizon itself could have written.