2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I keep noticing the same people reaching and trying to divide on behalf of Hillary. [View all]Zorro
(15,722 posts)Bernie and Jane Sanders: The Democratic Partys Thelma and Louise
Now we are forced to ask whether Bernie Sanders has decided he wants to destroy the Democratic Party. Im sure he would say he wants to save it. The way we saved villages in Vietnam. You know the quote.
I dont allege that he decided to run as a Democrat for this reason. He did so, Im told by those whod know, because he did not want to be the 21st-century Ralph Nader and because he knew that running against Hillary Clinton would give him a much bigger stage on which to inveigh against the parasites.
That was then. But now, after the Nevada fracas and his gobsmacking statement in the wake of it, its remorselessly clear that he wants to obliterate the Democratic Party. Revolutions take on lives of their own. Robespierre never thought back in 1790 or 91 that the guillotine would be needed. But as the dialecticians like to say, historical circumstances change. By 1793, those little sheep whod been misled by sellouts like Danton were part of the
corrupt establishment.
Consider the statement. Have you read it? You must. Remember the context: It had just been revealed, only hours before, that his supporters had hurled abominable epithet at Nevada Democratic Chairwoman Roberta Lange, threatening death and calling her a c--t. That word, especially thrown at a woman, crosses an obvious line.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/19/bernie-and-jane-sanders-the-democratic-party-s-thelma-and-louise.html