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In reply to the discussion: Supporting the values of the Sanders movement is not "refighting the primaries". [View all]frazzled
(18,402 posts)Citing opposition to institutional bigotry and promotion of economic justice for all are just core principles of the Democratic Party to which all Democrats subscribe.
Where's your movement? Does it have a headquarters or an official agenda? Or is it just a movement about "whatever comes out of Bernie's mouth, yay?" (while ignoring the hundreds of Democrats in Congress who make statements of equal objective and strength every single day)
Bernie is pretty irrelevant at this point in history (especially since he insists on sitting on the sidelines so that he can cast pronouncements at will, criticize the Democratic Party with abandon, and propose bills that have no chance of ever getting out of committee, all for the attention and ego). And I think it's kind of creepy that you tie a movement to a man.
If you're against institutional bigotry, there are groups for that. If you are for economic justice, call it a movement for economic justice (and show us that it has a structure and is able to wield some clout). Don't call it a "Sanders" movement, like you're just wearing a Dear Leader button or something.