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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: This is not a democracy. This is oligarchy. [View all]Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)70. How strong that disconnect is, time will tell. Interesting times, indeed.
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Yes, absolutely..give you can if not at all then perhaps volunteer to help in some way. n/t
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#2
I cannot do much but I started by giving $5 a month and then when I got one of my bills paid off
jwirr
Jul 2015
#5
I need to do this because I need to stop what is happening for my family and everyone else. I am
jwirr
Jul 2015
#13
I know....there is no other choice but to try. We're on our own, no doubt about that. n/t
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#15
Thank you. I had forgotten Robert said that. What Bernie is saying now will resonate long after
jwirr
Jul 2015
#38
Just the number of donors alone, for Bernie, presented in a commercial 6 months from now
randys1
Jul 2015
#76
Then everyone needs to push back..look at Greece. Sitting back and letting them win without
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#19
I feel for them and the situation is so intense..we must all pay close attention here. n/t
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#21
"We are watching the collapse of the EU." Maybe we are but then again many of the British
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#36
Wont really work. Oh you might gain the illusion of winning but the fact in the end
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#27
Well, I'm not a hair on fire kind of guy yet the longer this continues, the less meaningful gains we
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#25
Can he win..I think so but only if the American people say enough is enough..in a very deep way.
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#40
That is my point, he is not a radical..he worked within the system and it does not work.
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#79
Bernie needs a labor PAC. Nothing wrong with playing their game as long as you dont play with
randys1
Jul 2015
#26
Everything we know about Buffett's politics points in one direction. n/t
SusanaMontana41
Jul 2015
#35
Buffet, if he felt Warren was too angry, he'd likely find Bernie even more so:
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#37
Buffett knows deep down Bernie is right, but no, he probably wont be able to admit it
randys1
Jul 2015
#39
I agree, and we shall see. So far the response has been encouraging, I feel. n/t
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#42
It is totally OBSCENE and it must be stopped or we can just give up on living in a
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#47
Yes and the return on their investment they're expecting will be even more indecent. n/t
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#48
They want him to join in because the fact that he is not part of this obscenity, highlights
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#51
Yes, for them to try to claim to oppose CU was definitely a bad strategy. But then so far, ALL the
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#60
I'd like to know how that would work. Those making the investment expect a return
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#52
I'm not sure it's cynical to be wary of his chances..it will be tough, at best. Impossible? No.
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#58
Let his words resonate with a fine description of what that return on their investment looks like:
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#53
Out Government is totally bought and paid for. Do we need any more proof than we've had over
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#61
It tells a story, a horrible story and its consequences. That is what Sanders will do over and over
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#64
I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go
cantbeserious
Jul 2015
#57