Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: 'Bernie' Is Not Seeking Our Party's Nomination For President [View all]The Magistrate
(95,247 posts)They want to get Trump out of office, and break Republican power in the Senate, and in the state legislatures, so that progressive and liberal measure can be enacted into law. They are mistaken to believe 'Bernie' is a good vehicle to this end, but they do honestly believe it. These are different from the radical dead-enders, the nihilists and wreckers and 'revolutionaries', who are unreachable, and were not really part of the 'popular front' the Democratic Party ought to be taken as. But the much larger number of well-meaning people caught up in the 'Bernie' cult can be reached, and persuaded towards proper action. The first step towards that is the realization the goals 'Bernie' pursues are not really the goals they aim for. And the fact is, 'Bernie' wants something very different from the bulk of his supporters.
"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden