Addressing the social issues/diversity thing: questions and suggestions

[swilton]

21. Taking your thought a step further - here's the strategy

(This was posted in another thread and I'll also post Sabrina1's response)

Bernie's campaign is R E V O L U T I O N A R Y for this reason -

Rather than going by the 'classic' paradigm/campaign strategy which is what Hillary's campaign and this source thread's analysis is based upon - i.e. that voters are divided racially/ethnically and therefore must be campaigned/appealed to based upon those interests -------

Bernie's campaign (I suspect) is based upon the paradigm of classism - that voters/social divisions are much deeper based upon class (the rulers/oligarchy/1%) vs. everyone else (the workers/middle class/etc.)- Therefore his strategy is to try to unite different racial groups - into a voice of 'things that we all agree upon': (health care, jobs, environment, a living wage, etc., etc.) His presentation in NH as much as said that (paraphrasing his words into my own words) the Koch brothers/oligarchy tries to divide the people - and in so doing break down democracy (voice of the masses) - examples: gender, race, religion, etc.

Here are comments from Sabrina 1

"He is an extremely intelligent man and has no doubt know for a long time the tactics of 'dividing and conquering'.

And while the 'little people' have been bickering and fighting among themselves, as planned, the ruling class has been scooping up as much as they can get their greedy hands on, using the two party system, the 'team' system, to do it.

Many of us caught on more recently no doubt, than he did.

What the ruling class fears most is that the people will unite against them.

That is why they detested OWS, because that was the first public indication that the people were catching on, that they were no longer willing to play on their 'teams'.

THEY of course belong to neither team, they are above that.

But they must be getting nervous now with all the signs that the 'game', rigged as Warren stated, may be over.

Bernie has emerged at just the right time.

Classism was always the problem, it's been a problem throughout history, in every corner of the world.

The Independent vote is now the largest voting bloc in the country. People fleeing both parties as they no longer are willing to give their loyalty to those who are not loyal to them.

THAT is the vote Bernie will most likely get.


Bernie's campaign (I suspect) is based upon the paradigm of classism - that voters/social divisions are much deeper based upon class (the rulers/oligarchy/1%) vs. everyone else (the workers/middle class/etc.)- Therefore his strategy is to try to unite different racial groups - into a voice of 'things that we all agree upon':


There is going to be huge resistance, and we've seen it already, to this movement, and it is a movement. Because this is going to work as the truth is it has become THEM against ALL OF US. They got too greedy."

We-as Sanders' followers have to always remember that Bernie is not playing by the Clinton/O'Malley/establishment rules because he is establishing a new paradigm.