2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: A slightly more nuanced take on whether Hillary Clinton is "establishment" [View all]Trajan
(19,089 posts)As much as I want to see that barrier broken down, we have other HUGE structural problems in the body politic that calls out LOUDER and CLEARER for remedy ...
The financial basis for the middle class is withering away ... The deft motions of the Lieutenants of Industry and Finance over the last decades (decades that included Clinton as President for eight years, and Obama now well into his second term) have decimated the livelihoods and wealth of our precarious middle class citizens ...
Yes, Hillary is a woman, and we would love to see a woman finally break through that steel door, but, frankly, looking at the overall careers of both the Clintons, and of Obama, of late: Where are the actions taken by the Clintons and Obama to alleviate the inequalities that women experience in regard to PAY? ...
My point is, the needs of women AND their families at home have ALWAYS been a concern to those who care (It's presumed we all care), yet, during that time, when given a chance to make changes to help eradicate those inequalities - nothing of substance was attempted to change that ... Why?
We got three strikes ...
We got NAFTA ..
We got the DMCA ...
We got a Private Prison Complex ...
For all the wonderful that the Clintons are (I voted for Bill twice) ... What was done to alleviate the inequalities that now bedevil us?
Is that what it takes? .. Just four more years, and we PROMISE to care about the little people?
Fool me once, shame on me ... You know the rest ...
Bernie has my vote ... No, I won't withhold my vote if Bernie is taken down by the 1% media empire, but I will not extend my enthusiasm for the party I have been part of all my life ...
What use is the Democratic Party to regular working families if THEY keep selling us out for filthy lucre?
Nobody is being fooled here ... And that is Hillary's problem ... The old lines aren't working anymore ...
No wonder the rich and powerful are all confused ...they have no idea what happened ... We know ...