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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders in one word [View all]

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
26. Wow. 1962!
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:12 AM
Oct 2015

I only browsed it due to time constraints. I still can't believe how conscious these people were in '62. It's so frustrating to have lived through the years following. I did not realize until you posted this that there was concern during that time period. So now I know this is not just post Reagan behavior. What does give me hope is how they mention youth involvement, and the importance of universities. Both of these play a role in Bernie Sanders' campaign.

My theory is that between human population and petroleum, we became cynical and independent to the degree that our collective behavior has become self destructive.

Just two of the many things that I found interesting:

Loneliness, estrangement, isolation describe the vast distance between man and man today. These dominant tendencies cannot be overcome by better personnel management, nor by improved gadgets, but only when a love of man overcomes the idolatrous worship of things by man.

The American political system is not the democratic model of which its glorifiers speak. In actuality it frustrates democracy by confusing the individual citizen, paralyzing policy discussion, and consolidating the irresponsible power of military and business interests.

Bernie Sanders in one word [View all] Gregorian Oct 2015 OP
I was expecting another word - integrity. Democracy works well too. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2015 #1
ETHICAL in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #2
Catalyst. Ron Green Oct 2015 #3
Americans gave away their power when they stopped participating in the process. Gregorian Oct 2015 #6
Gregorian, I have tried for years and years and years senz Oct 2015 #20
Wow. 1962! Gregorian Oct 2015 #26
You may have heard about the political upheavals of the Sixties? senz Oct 2015 #33
Great bit of history in summation. Gregorian Oct 2015 #34
Leader demwing Oct 2015 #4
Promoting capitalism IS promoting the staus quo... AOR Oct 2015 #7
So what's your answer? demwing Oct 2015 #9
Your response is standard-issue deflection on what's being said... AOR Oct 2015 #11
So you have no plan demwing Oct 2015 #12
And you have NOTHING but business as usual as I suspected... AOR Oct 2015 #15
all, or nothing at all demwing Oct 2015 #23
It's not a question of all or nothing... AOR Oct 2015 #25
And you think this can be achieved, how? You think that a few people agitating, protesting, sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #28
You didn't digest a single thing I posted... AOR Oct 2015 #32
You haven't listened to Sanders at all, have you? You just repeated what he has EMPHASIZED sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #35
I think I've made clear why leftist support of Sanders is luke-warm at best... AOR Oct 2015 #36
I'm not sure where to begin, but I'll start by saying that if you want to communicate your iideas sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #38
With due respect you're not listening... AOR Oct 2015 #42
Respect marlakay Oct 2015 #5
Yuge Cheese Sandwich Oct 2015 #8
This Country and Planet are in trouble and I am heartened that glinda Oct 2015 #10
Senator. That's my word. MineralMan Oct 2015 #13
Genuine Yurovsky Oct 2015 #14
Principled. senz Oct 2015 #16
Courageous. senz Oct 2015 #17
Quaint...nt SidDithers Oct 2015 #18
I like where this thread is going. Gregorian Oct 2015 #22
Absolutely Correct Armstead Oct 2015 #19
Evolved olddots Oct 2015 #21
rec Cheese Sandwich Oct 2015 #24
Realist pinebox Oct 2015 #27
Earnest Prism Oct 2015 #29
Mensch sorechasm Oct 2015 #30
Visionary n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #31
Two words BainsBane Oct 2015 #37
Principled. nt Bonobo Oct 2015 #39
Authentic. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #40
Concerned AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #41
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