Bernie Sanders

Gregorian

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6. I think it's about knowledge. We've been purposely dumbed down. Some of us.

Fri May 22, 2015, 06:53 PM

May 2015

Even having the time, and paying attention, it is only recently that I have really caught up to speed. It took OWS and Bernie to really spell it out. And DU. I was never like the rest, in that even without the proper information I never bought the hype, wherever it came from.

People are primarily distracted. Children, mortgages, and a bunch of stuff. I think the most important information people need is that apathy will lead to a very disturbing country. The financial institutions have already beaten our system. Being distracted and comfortable, people see no need to change, just like global warming. No real symptoms, yet.

We need to instill the vision of that better place to live. Maybe Bernie can do that. That's my hope. Hope not hype. Haha.

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