2016 Postmortem

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43. Voting for Bernie will give me

Reply to mother earth (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 08:02 PM

Aug 2015

peace. For the first time in a long time I will not be voting for the lesser of 2 evils.

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I understand Hillary's taking big money [View all] cali Aug 2015 OP

The simple answer: she cares more about her power than anything. morningfog Aug 2015 #1

A page from Orwell's 'Animal Farm' written 70 years ago HFRN Aug 2015 #2

Must pick up the book. I recommend watching Judge Dredd.. magicmama Aug 2015 #5

here's the link to the .pdf of the book (Animal Farm by Orwell), right here HFRN Aug 2015 #7

Thank you! magicmama Aug 2015 #8

it's an easy, but uncomfortable read HFRN Aug 2015 #10

I read those back in the 60s, along with 1984. bvar22 Aug 2015 #17

I have similar thoughts, I read them all in high school as well... nt haikugal Aug 2015 #18

So did I. I also remember Watership Downs magicmama Aug 2015 #22

I read that...probably should read it again. haikugal Aug 2015 #28

Not a big fan of vegan foods, magicmama Aug 2015 #30

Well, my diet is tricky..no gluten AND no dairy but I can do vegan...lol haikugal Aug 2015 #32

Doc has me cutting carbs.... magicmama Aug 2015 #34

I wish...hell no!! haikugal Aug 2015 #35

A very poignant part of Watership Down... mak3cats Aug 2015 #45

You know, back in the 60s, there was movement toward equality and economic justice. bvar22 Aug 2015 #24

True. haikugal Aug 2015 #26

I don't think they used Orwell's work as a blueprint HFRN Aug 2015 #21

We even have the born again virgins! artislife Aug 2015 #23

It's enough to make you dizzy isn't it? haikugal Aug 2015 #37

It's a reason to choose someone else.. GitRDun Aug 2015 #3

Our party is, in the end, no different than the GOP. When you stand for something, you fucking walk mother earth Aug 2015 #4

if you are obligated to sacrifice pricipal to have 'The First [fill in minority here]' HFRN Aug 2015 #9

Unrec. Agschmid Aug 2015 #11

oooooh, I've been 'unreced', using a ficticious feature HFRN Aug 2015 #12

Have a sandwich you'll feel better. Agschmid Aug 2015 #14

what's it mean to be hangry? nt HFRN Aug 2015 #15

It's a horrible combination of "hungry" and "angry"... Agschmid Aug 2015 #16

A ham sandwich? zappaman Aug 2015 #25

Ham and Cheese! FSogol Aug 2015 #46

Nothing importrant happens at "The Debates". bvar22 Aug 2015 #29

I would argue that the last Republican "debate" highlighted some KEY differences between parties... Agschmid Aug 2015 #33

Words don't make a difference. bvar22 Aug 2015 #36

Yes. Agschmid Aug 2015 #38

You are having an argument with yourself. bvar22 Aug 2015 #40

I won't be linking to anything... Agschmid Aug 2015 #42

While there are vast differences between the parties, what is becoming completely obvious is that mother earth Aug 2015 #48

Congress was not overtly gerrymandered by dems and its not dems putting uponit7771 Aug 2015 #53

You forgot the biggest road block of all, big money buying elections Tx to SCOTUS, there is a HUGE mother earth Aug 2015 #54

Neither are tackling it because republicans are standing in the way, I don't think both parties uponit7771 Aug 2015 #55

The can force the issue, it is a bipartisan agreement to go with it. nt mother earth Aug 2015 #56

This nebulous kinetic energy that Obama and the DNC is supposed to have that is supposed uponit7771 Aug 2015 #59

People like you will excuse it away & that too is shameful. It is exactly why it continues. mother earth Aug 2015 #58

Declaring both parties aren't alike isn't excusing anything away. The biggest excuse I see is people uponit7771 Aug 2015 #60

Big money supports BOTH parties, if not, it is easy, campaign finance reform...until then this mother earth Aug 2015 #57

That's when I knew we were in deep dodo....seriously wrong. haikugal Aug 2015 #39

Yes, we are, big time! We just have to deal with the same realities. BTW, HRC has @$68 mil, Hortensis Aug 2015 #13

The people's principles are vastly different, but because big money gets into the mix with mother earth Aug 2015 #49

You are not the only one. azmom Aug 2015 #19

I think we are all waking up to it, en masse. nt mother earth Aug 2015 #50

Voting for Bernie will give me 840high Aug 2015 #43

That's how I'm looking at it. What choice do we have? We really are in Oligarchy, this is not "the mother earth Aug 2015 #51

This is why I think those who want the cops and onecaliberal Aug 2015 #6

She'll pay it back a thousand fold if elected seveneyes Aug 2015 #20

It has been the thing to do Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #27

Hypocrisy much.........in the end it boils down to money. Historic NY Aug 2015 #31

not. such a ridiculous comparison. cali Aug 2015 #41

Americans want a choice that isn't PAC funded... cascadiance Aug 2015 #52

It's a puzzle isn't it. My feeling is that she does it because she can.... KoKo Aug 2015 #44

I always have to laugh at those who think there is no coordination between Super PACs and candidates Bjorn Against Aug 2015 #47