General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNow that the primaries are all but over we can all get behind the important issues.
The issues of; Social Justice, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Racial Justice, Affordable Collage Education, gender equity including for LGBT, Building on Obama Care to include Medicare for all, revamping our Criminal Justice-system. We need to work to end the "War on Drugs" and instead offer sane treatment chronic drug users, insure that all governments both state and national stop interfering in a woman's health choices for her own body, we need to rebuild our country's infrastructure and move faster to combat man made Climate change. All of these Issues were championed by Bernie Sanders and need to be continued to be address by the Democratic Party. It is my hope that all of those like my self who has been a strong supporter of Bernie will continue to work with in this party to insure that the issues which Bernie has been fighting for for the last 40 years finally get addressed.
In my view the Political Revolution that was born in the 60s and has been rekindled this last year should continue by moving this party back to the party of FDR, a party for all americans not just the 1%.
Many are sore and feel that a number of events this last year should have turned out differently, let us not look back but continue to push the important issues facing us, we need to not just stop Trump from getting the WhiteHouse we MUST not let the movement for constructive change end. I was around in 1968 when this Party fought with it's self and lead to the election of Nixon, let us not do that again but instead come together to not only get Hillary elected but to insure that the important issues which Bernie has been fighting for get established as the ground of a new stronger party that once again works for the working people of this country.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,518 posts)grasswire
(50,130 posts)Bernie's supporters already did our duty, voting for the stronger candidate against Trump -- measurable in every nation poll.
Bernie built a coalition of independents and progressives. Hillary is certainly able to build her own coalition now.
awake
(3,226 posts)It is about how Bernie's ideas can become the hart of a new Democratic Party that servers not just the 1%. Anyone is free to walk away but I remember what happened in 68 and we are still paying for it today.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)..as possible and for we supporters to back him as strongly as ever. If he wavers, he will lose some leverage.
Millions of people are begging him to stand strong today.
awake
(3,226 posts)to return the party back to its roots, that of FDR's vision.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)But we can't trust the DNC or HRC to deliver on promises.
awake
(3,226 posts)now is the time to keep marching forward. We should be real Hillary will be the nominee so now we still can move Bernie's ideas so they become the main stream of this party and that will best be done from the inside.