some dignity. However, there is a lot of anger in America. No one is listening to those who need change, desperate change. And since this year has had really big, bold ideas presented this year. Trump wants to build walls and point fingers and blame the politicians as corrupt (and they are). Bernie has said, hey, there isn't a war anywhere that isn't funded when they need it, really building America, creating fair trade, protecting the environment, education as a right, housing as a right, access to food as a right, acces to good paying jobs a right, health care as a right... Well, it resonates. It pushes Clinton to claim she was a progressive.
People are hurting. People are fighting for a future. Survival mode is tiring and taxing and frustrating. And for many years, during the Bush years even, people have been in "struggle" mode. Remember that woman saying she had to work 3 jobs to survive, and Bush said "good for you"... Like it was something for everyone to aspire to? Do you remember 2008 campaign when Obama said wages have decreased by and avg of $2000 for real families (before the crash)?
Look, many thought they were getting Bernie when they voted for Obama. And his selections for admin posts were essentially the signal that he wasn't going to be progressive or walking picket lines. He even suggested messing with social security as a compromise to Republicans. Thank God seniors blow back on that still. Still the amt isn't enough to keep up with costs and many seniors rely on it exclusively. I think he has tried to be good to people, but walk the corporate line as well. I think the Dems blew an amazing opportunity to essentially herald in a modern day FDR type of agenda; especially with the millions of people riding high on a "new day" and opportunity to go in a different direction than Bush/ Cheney.. And that didn't happen.
Many people don't want to wait another 4 to 8 yrs. Many more kids will be priced out of education. Insurance costs are on the rise. And jobs are stagnant on wages, though costs on everything seem to increase. People have the right to be angry. Yelling profanities isn't exactly the right method... However, protestors are going to be loud... And what was up with that arrangement on entering that building? It set up some extreme optics and overbearing presence. The police should have created a better crowd controlled barrier to the entrance hall. It was like walking thru a dug out... So strange. Between the media and the protestors, the optics on the whole thing was odd. And perhaps Clinton people should think of these things in the future. They will be met with protesters more and more. They shouldn't choose facilities that create a hostile environment for all involved.
Quite literally, she may become one of the MOST protested Presidents of modern history when she had Pugs on one side and progressive on the other. She's a very decisive politician for an already very divided electorate.
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