2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie brings DNC to its feet in BRILLIANT 25 minute speech! [View all]emsimon33
(3,128 posts)Bernie is the only candidate that has an unwavering record of supporting the very principles that are the bedrock of the Democratic Party. It is the Third Way, Neoliberal Democrats who should go run under the banner of a third party.
Bernie has always caucused with the Democrats,.
Do we support the person that shares our bedrock values or do we support people who raise their fingers to check which way the wind is blowing, people who support corporation who put obscene profits before people, people who have narrowed the vision of the Democratic party to an issue here and an issue there and then do not even hold to those promises when they get elected (I am talking about you, GMO, TPP, drone sending, single payer will be on the table, etc., etc., etc. hopey, changey Obama.)
I wear my Bernie 2016 button in public and when in conversation a person notes his party affiliation, I ask them where they stand on TPP, one money in politics, on each of Bernie's major position. When they agree with Bernie's positions, I point out that then they, too, must be independents because too many politicians who call themselves Democrats (Third Way Democrats, Moderate Democrats, Democrats who are economically conservative but socially liberal, etc.) have deserted the principles that underlie the Democratic Party.
This is a revolution to reclaim our Party and its principles.
Bernie is an FDR Democrat not some diluted form, pandering for corporate money and some ephemeral independent voter who is a moderate.
Are you going to join the revolution or are you going to support the shell of a labels?