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In reply to the discussion: "Bernie Sanders talks about...the possibility of a presidential run...." [View all]mother earth
(6,002 posts)about being right, it's about DOING right, you are excusing middle of the road, and centrism has brought us to this juncture.
You & I may never reach full agreement, I only hope there will always be Kucinich's & Sanders around & I will continue to hope we don't SETTLE for what you are viewing as accomplishment.
It's not a feat to reach middle of the road consensus, it's what happens when we allow our system to cater to big money & be LAZY in representing our needs.
You are happy with centrism, I never will be, ever. That's no failure, no excuse, it's going to happen, because we have given the status quo our all, lazily, and it's giving us this BS and excuse for democracy we "enjoy" today. That's not victory, that's giving it away instead of fighting for what's right.
There's no choice, the right has been tried to death & is on downward spiral death throes, and centrism is a failure, an absolute failure, how dare we accept that as the best we can accomplish. It is our duty to challenge and hold our reps accountable.
I don't know if Bernie Sanders will run, but I hope he does, it will make believers out of us all. He's the real deal, I don't have to sell it, he is all that and more. There are three people who could rev up the base like no one else, Sanders, Warren & Grayson. If they choose to run, watch out world...catching fire will be the new norm. No one can do that, those three can.