Kos: The Sanders Revolution Is What We Make It. Let's Not Make It Disappointing.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

Today, I’m saying this to the Sanders campaign: do not take this away from us. Do not salt the earth and drive these young, motivated people away from change they are excited about. Don’t drive a nail into them that says ‘don’t participate, go and get arrested instead’. Don’t tell them their work for anything but a presidential race doesn’t matter. Don’t break their will and tell them their work for a state senator or a US congress candidate means nothing for the revolution.

They are the revolution. They are what Bernie and his campaign, and especially it's early goals helped build. And we should rejoice in that. If you’re a Bernie fan, or if you’re in the Sanders campaign, I want to think of the legacy you can leave behind, beyond a presidential race.

Howard Dean left us DFA — Democracy for America. The Sanders revolution can leave us candidates, hard working party members, the future of our county and state governments; schoolboard members and sheriffs. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen Sanders delegates commit to run for an office, commit to help someone else run for an office.

That’s the revolution.

If you’re in the #BernieOrBust category, or if you're sending mean email, or if you’re going to harass me or others who aren't “Bernie enough”, or if you’re inside the Bernie campaign and you read this: don’t steal from the supporters who worked hard, every day, something fantastic and beautiful they have built by telling them none of it matters if Bernie doesn’t succeed. Because that isn’t what you told us - and them — last year. It isn’t what you actually believe, either.

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[Actor]

1. Talk about a missed opportunity, if that happens. After all the hard work of Bernie Sanders

over the past year and 30 years, for it to all go to hell because some people said it has to be all or nothing.

[seabeyond]

2. This really is what bothers me the most. Get the kids excited, but totally screw them and their

perspectives as you do it. It truly is like the pied piper to me. Having raised children, their are healthy way for them to explore options and education themselves so they are strong, capable and enthusiastic. Then there are ways that are manipulative and taking away their freedom to self educate and truly be informed.

I feel that Sanders has done a disservice to a whole voting partial generation the way he handled and is handling this campaign. He could have given them a lot of powerful lessons. Instead he took away, to feed his own ego. He had a greater responsibility and he failed our youth.

[JonLeibowitz]

4. Nonsense, he didn't fail me at all. He represents much of what he stands for and I am glad he fights

The rest of your opinion is just that, an opinion. I certainly don't care about what the older generations think of mine -- we have our own opinions about yours as well. I suspect my fellow millenials agree with me on this. Indeed, we are mostly voting for Sanders no matter what you might think of us. It's excellent.

[seabeyond]

5. Yes it is my opinion and I strongly feel he did our youth a disservice when he had an opportunity

to serve them.

[JonLeibowitz]

6. He is serving me and my generation just fine. Thanks for your concern.

[seabeyond]

7. I disagree.

[Peregrine Took]

3. Oh Lord -is there anything in this world more irritating than the self serving "scold?"

We will manage just fine without a "tut tut" or a check on our report card from "Kos."

[Dawgs]

10. Exactly. Kos can go eat one.

He's been terrible this election.

[haikugal]

8. KOS doesn't even like progressives...I won't give them a click. They're authoritarian suck ups.

[RazBerryBeret]

9. weird perspective.

Bernie hasn't failed his supporters. and he won't.

"Do not salt the earth and drive these young, motivated people away from change they are excited about. "

this quote could be taken two ways....
I'm pretty sure it won't be Bernie who turns away the motivated and enthused.