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In reply to the discussion: Enough with the scolding please. [View all]PatrickforO
(14,479 posts)It is relevant, and it doesn't matter if that bill won't 'see the light of day.' Because people all over the country are now discussing it, getting used to the idea.
Let's talk about what is right, shall we? The reason Bernie is so relevant to so many people is he talks about kitchen table issues. Stuff that people actually care about and worry about. So, you know, he's not a Democrat. He divided the party. He hurt us...blah, blah, blah. Well, he didn't. He said things and took positions that Democrats like me have been STARVING for, have been hoping for decades that we'd get some Dems that DO care about these issues. And, you know, it woke up a lot of us.
Maybe we should focus now on the kitchen table issues that are gonna win us elections. People should know what we stand for. I stand for universal healthcare for all Americans. I stand for educating Americans about taxes and how it actually costs money to provide the services people need. I stand for getting rid of gerrymandering, getting corporate corruption and dollars out of politics, and closing the revolving door between Congress and K Street. I stand for de-privatizing prisons. I stand for retraining law enforcement and demilitarizing so they don't get filled with adrenaline and kill people they should not be killing. I stand for affordable college. Expanded Social Security. I'm for reining in military costs and getting rid of waste, gradually, say over a decade, reducing our military bloat to year 2000 levels. We spend more than the next 9 countries combined, and since JFK's assassination, it seems like the chickenhawks have won for good.
Every single one of those things would significantly improve American lives.
So, Bernie's the bad guy?
Sorry, but I cannot accept that.