Bernie Sanders

Mufaddal

(1,021 posts)

30. We may disagree there

Mon Mar 7, 2016, 10:28 AM

Mar 2016

There is probably 9¢ worth of difference, but a dime? I think Gore would have continued Clinton's policies of beating up on the most poor and vulnerable, of mass incarceration, and Clintonian foreign policy to the extent that I think we'd still have had the Iraq war, albeit perhaps on slightly different terms. But I think Bush was so bad that people forget what the Clinton-Gore machine was actually like for the working class in this country, as well as what their FP was.

But of course, the answer there was for Gore to actually move to the left instead of continuing with the Third Way garbage. I've said it before and I'll say it again: it's not Bernie's fault that Hillary's platform stinks by comparison, and it wasn't Nader's fault that Gore's platform stunk by comparison. It's not Bernie's job to get you to vote for Hillary, and it wasn't Nader's job to get you to vote for Gore.

Now, can there be reasonable disagreement about these things? As you and others here have illustrated, yes there can be. Obviously this is just my own view. I don't deny there is a good argument to be made against it.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

33 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Nader: What Will Many Bernie Sanders Voters Do After July? [View all] Mufaddal Mar 2016 OP

I like Nader bernbabe Mar 2016 #1

I like him in general, but he was an ass after the 2000 election. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #27

This Citizen Will Go Dark On DU - Vote Their Conscience - Then Be Here After The General cantbeserious Mar 2016 #2

I'm with you. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #7

your razor sharp comments will be missed restorefreedom Mar 2016 #32

Hillary likes to have target groups. Just have to see Downwinder Mar 2016 #3

it will be "shut up and eat your spinach" and "ha ha, who else are you going to vote for lefty?" corkhead Mar 2016 #5

Jill Stein. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #8

Jill Stein is our spinach. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #28

Depends on where you live. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #33

I'd like to see the energy continue, like we've seen on the new site JPR riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #4

Depending on how things go in the next few months, a new party is entirely possible Hydra Mar 2016 #6

Go take a nice long walk, tune out the news, TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #9

Enough. This is all we heard yesterday - TBF Mar 2016 #10

Depends AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #11

Change registration to Ind and work locally oldandhappy Mar 2016 #12

and write-in Bernie oldandhappy Mar 2016 #13

nadar has a lot of room to talk. mopinko Mar 2016 #14

He can always find beltanefauve Mar 2016 #16

yup. mopinko Mar 2016 #17

Sanders supporters shall RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #15

That's the way it's going to be. ladyVet Mar 2016 #25

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #18

I was at the DNC protests in Boston way back when Mufaddal Mar 2016 #19

Agreed. And progressives should aim for just that scale..If B. Hussein Obama can get elected, hillarysong2016 Mar 2016 #21

let's be frank: they blamed Nader to take the GOP off the hook MisterP Mar 2016 #20

They blamed Nader for Gore's bad platform Mufaddal Mar 2016 #22

If Al Gore SheenaR Mar 2016 #23

they can't let themselves realize that it was their half of Gore's platform that cost him votes MisterP Mar 2016 #24

You only get to say things like this IF YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING TO GET HIM ELECTED! MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #26

"There's not a dime's worth of difference between Al Gore and George Bush" greenman3610 Mar 2016 #29

We may disagree there Mufaddal Mar 2016 #30

Dear Mr. Nader...I am NOT even worrying about such a thing. SoapBox Mar 2016 #31