2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton opposes breaking up the megabanks, opposes reinstating Glass-Steagall [View all]BainsBane
(53,180 posts)and those who think exactly like you, the country is made up of lots of people. They all send elected representatives to congress, and ANY president who want to accomplish ANYTHING needs to work with them. If one doesn't want government to function, compromise isn't necessary. If all people want is someone to validate their anger and don't care about the lives of the poor and people dependent on government, then compromise doesn't matter. That is the Tea Party position. Their determination that politicians speak to their interests entirely corresponds with a desire see government cease to function. If you share that goal, by all means, don't worry about how things will get accomplished. Consider compromise a dirty word because NOTHING happens without it, and that is in fact the goal.
Additionally, you can hardly claim to support a Democratic platform or policy when you oppose Democratic politicians, now can you? You may think your worldview superior, but it is not the same as the Democratic party since you all openly oppose the president and candidates who are members of that party. Sanders has never joined the Democratic party because he does not share its goals. If you expect him to govern, as opposed to simply occupying the White House, he will have to work across both sides of the isle with parties of which is not a member. What evidence is there he is able to do that? Or again, do you simply not care?
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