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Samantha

(9,314 posts)
13. Bernie's influence, his ideas, his suggestions, his work
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 10:39 PM
Jun 2016

will remain in our society while the bulk of his supporters continue to work for the goals he set out for us. Much has been done already that people do not realize.

300+ people are now running for elective office all over the Country on Bernie's platform. They are not taking corporate money to finance their elections. Additionally, when Bernie asked for a call for action for supporters sincerely interested in making a change to consider running for public office, approximately 7,000 people signed up at his website to get the information he was giving potential candidates to organize a campaign. This was just last week.

There is a political party getting up and running for the last year dedicated to the principle of removing from elected office those who represent the wealthy and corporate interests as opposed to the benefit of the people. They have a plan and they are implementing it as I type this post.

Bernie Sanders' fingerprints will be all over this society in changes we will see made slowly over the next few years. People who are now more aware of what they can do to change this country will step up to the plate and start doing.

I feel we owe Bernie Sanders so much for just showing people the way. He is an incredible politician and well as a great humanitarian.

Sam

The post WWII years left the U.S. as the only major economy not in ruins. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #1
Bernie's proposed policies come closest to keeping the U.S. competitive in this much more Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #4
That's nice but, in this global economy, that still won't return us to a post WWII America as the Trust Buster Jun 2016 #12
It's not "nice" it's a requirement if you don't want the world to eventually be dominated Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #15
Very true, Uncle Joe, a super-nation rotting from the inside, will not stand for long, unless Cal33 Jun 2016 #17
More than anything else, it's the Corporations that have brought ruin to our nation. Don't you Cal33 Jun 2016 #5
Technology allows corporations to do that where they couldn't in the past. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #11
Unless we get the corporations under control, we will go the way of Greece. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #20
Corporate America and Greece have absolutely nothing in common. Apples and oranges. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #22
To the Globalized Corporations Greece was easy pickens and the USofA is just a bigger fruit. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #23
Greece's economy represents a tiny fraction of ours. I don't see a relevant comparison. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #24
If one is interested discussing the size of the economies, you'd be spot on. That's not the point rhett o rick Jun 2016 #25
Due to technological advances, the movement of goods and information has never been able to Trust Buster Jun 2016 #28
Across the globe the wealth is being transferred from the 99% to the 1% rhett o rick Jun 2016 #30
All we need to really do is to put honesty, integrity and some caring for our fellow human beings Cal33 Jun 2016 #29
Well we gave it a good shot and we will continue. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Cal33 Jun 2016 #33
IF you only understood how Corp Taxes worked FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #26
Acknowledging the new global economy paradigm is neither Republican or Democrat. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #27
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #2
Many thanks! Cal33 Jun 2016 #6
The movement was coalesced by him, rather than started by him cali Jun 2016 #3
Yes, Occupy certainly deserves full credit. I'd love to see all like-minded people unite. It Cal33 Jun 2016 #7
I might question the chronology. seabeckind Jun 2016 #8
Yes, FDR's policies worked well for about 50 years, then they were changed. I firmly Cal33 Jun 2016 #9
Kick with love for Bernie 840high Jun 2016 #10
Bernie's influence, his ideas, his suggestions, his work Samantha Jun 2016 #13
Thanks, Samantha. I knew that 6700 of his supporters had responded to his call to Cal33 Jun 2016 #16
K&R nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #14
Actually it will be Obama and Hillary who will be remembered for restoring our nation. YouDig Jun 2016 #18
Sanders and Warren did not invent the revolution. They just cared enough to notice it. Orsino Jun 2016 #19
OWS should get the credit, not that it really makes any difference but rhett o rick Jun 2016 #21
Where was this fearless OWS during Bush-Cheney? ucrdem Jun 2016 #34
I remember having read that Elizabeth Warren said Occupy Wall Street probably got Cal33 Jun 2016 #35
K N R-ed Faux pas Jun 2016 #32
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