Where is Bernie Sanders on Gender Justice?

[Armstead]

183. Thisn is becoming a circular argument but let me explain this..

Yes, Sanders was focused very heavily (and monotonously for those familiar with him and the issue) on a core economic/political message. Power and wealth have become too concentrated, and we are becoming an oligarchy that is enriching a few at the top at the expense of everyone else. An d destroying any semblance of representative democracy amnd governeny "of the peple" in the process.

And the reason he was so relentless is that for the first time in memory, he was bringing this message into the mainstream political process. He had broken through and was saying things that have long needed saying in the public square for decades.

And yes, it was not initially a 3D message and campaign, because he has beem trying to break through a barrier and the filters of mainstrem politics and media. And yes, for many of us, that is a vital issue that is critical -- not just personally, but we see it affecting Everyone. Poverty jobs, access to healthcare, etc. these affect every race, gender and subset of the population.

If BLM or women or whatever other group felt he needed to widen his message and be more "inclusive" fine. Knowing what he has stood for and done for decades, I am sure he would have been receptive. He was receptive. His rapid response to BLM was because this stuff is NOT new to him. he's been working on it for years.

But that did not require embarrassing him, and undercutting that economic message in the process.

Sanders' larger concerns and priorities have ALWAYS included social issues (or whatever you want to call them). There was NO REASON to create a false impression, and jeopardize a rare chance to inject progressive politics into the mainstream, and perhaps ultimately bring about progress on all of these issues.