2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Lets be clear about Bernie vs Hillary [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)would have changed by now. They have a lot of influence. They give a lot of speeches to influential people. I have to ask what in the world they think they are doing having so much influence and changing the world so little for the better. And I am taking into account the undoubtedly good things they do with their Foundation. But they have done relatively little in recent years to support or demand the changes for which Hillary is now advocating.
So that is why many of us do not trust Hillary Clinton. She has had many years to work really hard for change. She could have drawn a lot of public attention and energy to the issues she is now and only now really starting to talk about. She has not shown a fervent desire for progressive change. To the contrary. She sat on her hands. She is too cautious, too afraid to pay a political price for displeasing conservatives. It's too late.
We have a tiny window of time to use our free internet to counter the corporate-owned mainstream media. Occupy tried to do it and awakened the consciences and understanding of many Americans as well as people around the world to the economic disparity that is bound to tear the First World apart if not dealt with. (Think about the dishonesty and greed that led to Greece's and Europe's crisis. It could happen here. It really could.)
And now we have Bernie. But we have very, very little time. It may be 2016 or never. We might get another chance, but how long will we have to wait? We need a non-violent political awakening (I think that is what Bernie means by "revolution"
in the US. 2016 is the year. We cannot wait.
Hillary could have supported the Occupiers. She did not. Elizabeth Warren expressed sympathy for them. That was an act of great courage. Hillary showed no courage when it came to the Occupy movement.