2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I don't think I want your revolution [View all]mahina
(17,652 posts)let me remind you of how the people overthrew the Pinochet regime in Chile.
How the Danes defeated the Nazis.
How the South Africans huli'd apartheid.
How the Solidarity defeated the Soviet communism.
You turn out the people, win elections and bring people back to civil engagement, and change the laws.
I will work my heart out for Hillary if she wins, but unless and until that happens, I am voting for and supporting Bernie. I don't expect to ever change your mind.
For more complete perspective, here's a little reading list:
A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict
http://www.amazon.com/Force-More-Powerful-Non-violent-Conflict/dp/0312240503
From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp
http://www.amazon.com/From-Dictatorship-Democracy-Conceptual-Liberation/dp/1595588507/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41ChtIG8xqL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR109%2C160_&refRID=15ZJRTDAMCKMGKGMPTV3
The Politics of Nonviolent Action by Gene Sharp
http://www.amazon.com/Politics-Nonviolent-Action-Part-Two/dp/0875580718/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=41JTGJP3FZL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR101%2C160_&refRID=0SXYRYJ8PDZNSMW86C4J
A clip from A Force More Powerful on the Chilean huli. The whole film is on youtube.
People do have the power. I'm not on Bernie's staff so I don't know their campaign strategy and even if I did, I wouldn't post it here. The bottom line is you win elections by bringing people back to the process, and that's what is happening.
Peace to you.