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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Die-hard Bernie-ites are demonstrating how out of touch they are with true progressivism. [View all]Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)16. You DINOS say the strangest things
The US didn't get Medicare and the VRA and the CRA by begging the opponents for crumbs and incremental steps. It required a leader who knew what needed to be done, and had the willpower to see it through. That's progress, and that's progressivism.
Currently, Mrs Clinton believes in a very conservative set of principles- escalation of the wars in the middle east, more violence in Israel, more dark money in our elections, more profits for insurance companies instead of healthcare, more trade deals that make corporations immune to our laws, etc. These are all directly opposite of the progress that the US needs. Thus she and her supporters are not in any way progressive.
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Die-hard Bernie-ites are demonstrating how out of touch they are with true progressivism. [View all]
RBInMaine
Jun 2016
OP
Hillary supporters live in REALITY, a notion far removed from some of the "revolutionaries."
RBInMaine
Jun 2016
#3
Sen. Sanders has good positions on some issues but "Bernie" the candidate was a strange brew.
ucrdem
Jun 2016
#5
+1, I don't see how Sanders is progressing anything practical and not admitting Clinton won is bad
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#15
2. (of a group, person, or idea) favoring or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
krawhitham
Jun 2016
#25