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In reply to the discussion: Bipartisanship on the vast majority of issues, is simply a fantasy [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)One thing the Establishment (does that word date me?
) hasn't had to deal with in recent years is a mobilized and energized public.
In fact, I would argue that they have done their best to disengage us from activism.
Absent citizen involvement and action, a candidacy like Bernie's will go nowhere, and if that citizen participation wavers after the election, everything reverts to "normal." Unfortunately, "normal" is an ecological, cultural and physical death trip.
Can we make things go differently this time? I don't know. But I know I have to do my little part to help, and the people I know who are into Bernie are into him in a big way, seeming ready to put some major effort into it.
There's too much riding on the outcome this time to do less.