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In reply to the discussion: I'm ready for a revolution [View all]BainsBane
(53,032 posts)You absolutely deserve a better life, to be healthy and have the opportunity to make a living wage. You should be able to see your children and marry your partner. I agree that government should do far more to provide those opportunities for you.
While I grew up poor, on welfare, I have managed to make it into the middle class, and I have a secure job. That was possible because of the education assistance offered to poor students that started to be stripped away while I was in college. I think we can and should fight to restore them and work to implement the sorts of changes you support. Frankly, yours is the best argument for Sanders that I have seen. I can see how much the vision he advances means to someone in your position. I would also would like to see much of what Sanders advocated implemented, but my view is that he falls short on the details, on policy and how to implement the changes. My particular views, however, matter far less than the aggregate vote of the Democratic electorate across the nation, which is voting decidedly for Clinton.
I want you to know I will join you in doing everything I can to hold Clinton's feet to the fire. The good thing about her is that she listens to voters and cares about their life circumstances. I would encourage you to write her a letter. To talk about why you've supported Bernie and what you want her to understand about people like you.
I've found your posts incredibly moving and persuasive in ways that I haven't seen from other Sanders supporters. I think you have an ability to tell your personal story in an impactful way. I thank you for sharing that with me.