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In reply to the discussion: Hillary was liberal, Hillary IS Liberal [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)to one's ideals? It is directly proportional to how good the candidate is for the people, a measurement if you will.
It's not, as you want to define it, about my personal feelings that have nothing to do with what's good for the country.
You do understand that 'enthusiasm' and 'excitement' translate into higher voting turn out, don't you? Bernie is the candidate that the people are enthusiastic and excited about. He's reaching the youngsters as well. I don't think a corporate, establishment candidate is going to do that.
I do support the Democratic Party's ideals. I will not support Democrats who enact moderate Republicans any more. That time has come and gone. It is imperative to elect someone who actually fights for the real Dem policies and ideals on ALL fronts if we want our country to get back to what it is supposed to be. If you want the wealth disparity to continue to grow - and the US is already about the highest of modern countries in that area - then go ahead, keep voting in the same old centrists/corporatists. You'll get your wish. And if you think that people who are struggling for mere survival will be able to fight for social justice, well, that's not how it has worked in the past. Part of why education is so bad and geared towards a vocational agenda and why incomes are kept so low is so that the people don't learn to think and also can't afford to fight.