Bernie Sanders remains one of Americas most popular politicians

[JHan]

113. Agreed on most of those points..

It's problematic.

I found myself working overtime trying to fight against the misinformation among my friends and peers - from memes, to youtube vids. I know I'm probably unusual in that I grew up with an awareness of politics due to my family and how engaged they are - nothing big either, they just made me aware that it's important to have a philosophy of life, an approach to how you want the world to be a better place.

Another problem is that my generation grew up antagonistic towards politics generally. We've been conditioned in some respects to see government and politics as a sordid business ( thanks in part to Conservative think tanks ) that it isn't worth the effort. Some of us think volunteerism is the answer or other types of activism - instead of doing the thing that makes the biggest difference : actual engagement either through running for office or holding a representative's feet to the fire ( or participating in actual party processes)

I think that's gonna change, the revanchism Conservatives are currently enjoying will wreak havoc and is already waking people up. For me the difference between Dem and Republican was always so stark and clear, the Dem party is the only logical choice.