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In reply to the discussion: Chris Hedges: The Great Unraveling [View all]PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)Chris' writings are, generally speaking, more of a critique of our current political system (such as it is), as well as our neoliberal economic status quo, than it is about Obama and Sanders. But I agree with you that he is sometimes short on answers.
I too hold a great deal of respect for Chris Hedges, and rarely ever disagree with what he has to say. Especially when I take into account that nearly everything he has written in the past decade or so has come to pass. He's eerily good at prognosticating future events based on current and past history.
That said, I hope that Chris' pessimistic outlook regarding the matter of Sanders' choosing to run as a Dem --so as to bring about change from within the current political system, is wrong. Unlike Chris, I still hold out hope that revolutionary change is possible, but the odds are against us, and time is running out.