My friend became a new Bernie supporter, but in a dark set of circumstances

[forjusticethunders]

Last night, one of my friends who isn't super politically informed but sort of leaned center-right (I've been working on that) told me she was going to support Bernie. That's great but the reason why is because this was after she tried to commit suicide using nail polish. Why did she do this? Because she is absolutely overwhelmed as a disabled person of color, dealing with the uncaring rightwing Texas bureaucracy trying to get some semblance of benefits, while trying to attend school, pay rent, and take care of her wife who suffers from seizures. You think the same old 51-49 shit that the DNC is trying to win with is gonna help her?

This is WHY we need a fucking political revolution, people. This Hillary Clinton status quo shit is literally killing people and those smug, comfortable, upper-middle class to rich people who don't have to worry about whether the rent is getting paid this month or having to choose between food and meds DO NOT FUCKING GIVE A SHIT. No conscience. No empathy. The system is killing people, here and worldwide, and all they care about is that a few Bernie Sanders supporters were rude on the internet. How privileged do you have to fucking be to think that way?

Anyway, I also have another request of the group - does anyone have any good, strong, concise materials not just on Bernie's platform, but on progressivism, Keynesian economics, and democratic socialism/social democracy in general? She's grown up in a conservative milleu and even though she's very open to rethinking it, I want something I can lean on to talk her through it.

Thanks in advance.

[w4rma]

1. http://feelthebern.org (nt)

http://feelthebern.org/

[Rebkeh]

2. Try YouTube nt

[forjusticethunders]

3. The site is pretty good

I basically want something that explains the philosophy in clear terms that you don't need to be super politically aware or engaged to get on a gut level.