Die-hard Bernie-ites are demonstrating how out of touch they are with true progressivism. [View all]

[RBInMaine]

It is great that Bernie's campaign did much better than expected, but in the end he got millions fewer votes and hundreds fewer pledged delegates. The "revolution" did not bring him a primary victory. That is the absolute reality, and as hard as it is, that is politics. Someone wins, and someone loses.

Now some die-hard Bernie supporters, no doubt a small minority, are having a very hard time dealing with reality and letting go. Sour grapes abound. The anti-Hillary attacks continue, even to the point of comparing Hillary to the mega-nut who is Trump. They are claiming a monopoly on the mantle of progressivism with an extremist, purist notion of progressivism and a standard that not even Bernie himself could pass. This has become a kind of progressive elitism, where these die-hards are accusing Hillary supporters of "not understanding the working class." How ridiculous. As if the many millions of Hillary's supporters are all a bunch of Wall Street millionaires living high off the hog. SHAME on that vile talk!

Progressive means actual PROGRESS. Hillary and her supporters generally agree with Bernie's goals, but her PROGRESSIVE plans are more grounded in DOABILITY. For example, free tuition sounds great, but for anyone, including rich kids? And how would you actually pay for that? How will you get that through Congress? And Bernie wants states to pick up a third of the cost. How many red states with red governors and legislatures will do that? Hm? Tell me how FAILING to get this and so many others things done is "progressive"? And with all respect, how much, after all his years in Congress, has Bernie actually ACCOMPLISHED? He has some accomplishments, but not too many.

The actual "revolution" remains to be seen. MANY of the "revolutionites" apparently went to the big fun rallies but didn't actually turn out to vote. Gee, perhaps that's the first step. Next, a REAL political movement is MANY YEARS LONG and will require tremendous and sustained dedication, energy, funding, and so many activities such as establishing a real alternative media, consolidation in common cause of progressive organizations across the nation, recruiting and helping candidates at all levels for all offices everywhere, dramatically increasing turnout in ALL election cycles, and much more. Will this actually happen? Will all those folks from the Bernie rallies show they are ready for a REAL movement like this that will actually have a chance to make REAL "progress"? We shall see folks. We shall see.