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In reply to the discussion: The "liberal elite" [View all]BainsBane
(54,825 posts)and say what they actually mean? Is it really so difficult?
In my view, his continued use of the term status quo shows he hasn't come to terms with what the country is facing. To continue to take aim at the Democratic party, time and time again, promotes division that helps the GOP.
The fact is Bernie has never adjusted what he says to the current context. He's been decrying the status quo since the 1960s, and now he says the Democratic Party should return to that period, even though he opposed it at the time.
The fight over the DNC chair and his treatment of Jaime Harrison in particular demonstrated that he is not above using condemnations of "corproatist" and "status quo" for purely political reasons. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/sanders-revolution-resists-dnc-loss-235404
How was Harrison a much sought after ally on one day and then a corporatist stooge the next, after endorsing Tom Perez, a man who worked as a janitor to put himself through law school?