2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders, Automation, and the Fate of the US [View all]CalvinballPro
(1,019 posts)Because all humans are greedy and selfish, even leftists. Sanders' movement isn't about revolution; it's about money. White liberals feel they don't have enough, and want the government to give them more. (Not unlike their white conservative counterparts, ironically.)
A true revolution would acknowledge that automation will free us all from the banality of "synergies" and "maximizing backwards overflow," so we can use our time to pursue creative endeavors. Maybe I've just read too much Iain M Banks where he imagines a future where robots and artificial intelligence handle the "small stuff" and humanity is free to explore and learn rather than simply toiling through daily labor.
If you're calling yourself a revolutionary but all you're talking about is re-arranging the current system to provide you with better benefits, than you're lying, to everyone and yourself.