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Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumGreat article: "Please Recognize Your Privilege If You Can Afford ...
Eight Years of Hillary Clinton and the Status Quo"
Some people say Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are approximately the same on the issues. These people likely have a lifestyle and a level of income that is comfortable and that theyre not too worried about losing.
For middle class and working class people, many of whom struggle from paycheck to paycheck and carry debt, the policies proposed by the two candidates are nothing alike.
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Most working class people cannot afford eight years of the status quo, and they certainly cannot afford eight years of Republican rule.
If you are privileged enough not to worry about the status quo, perhaps you should consider the situation of others when you vote in this very important primary election.
https://medium.com/@tonybrasunas/please-recognize-your-privilege-if-you-can-afford-eight-years-of-hillary-clinton-and-the-status-quo-fc1b9dc62bcd#.2wl9jlrxy
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Great article: "Please Recognize Your Privilege If You Can Afford ... (Original Post)
QC
May 2016
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This Citizen - Recognizes HRC For The 1% She Represents - Despite Moderate Privilege - Go Bernie Go
cantbeserious
May 2016
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cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)1. This Citizen - Recognizes HRC For The 1% She Represents - Despite Moderate Privilege - Go Bernie Go
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antigop
(12,778 posts)2. If you benefit from the status quo, why would you care? nt
n2doc
(47,953 posts)3. Which is one reason why we see the political and media establishments firmly behind her
They will pay no price for her actions should she screw up. Hell they won't pay a price if tRump wins, they will just use that to re-energize their narratives and fundraisers.
felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)4. These are life or death issues for many of us
social services are being taken away and we are being discarded by these 'status quo' people. Voting for the status quo to continue WILL kill countless people--unless someone decides to count them of course, after they are cold and dead.
Third Way neo liberals and neo cons are inherently cruel.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)6. We not of their "rank" are unworthy of survival
We're just not as awesome as them...or something.