of the Salon article, or even the thread itself gives the reason he will likely run as a Democrat, as he said he might on MTP.
I posted on that thread:
Will the Left or Right read this:
Koch brothers... do a very effective job of taking the discontent... and channeling it in exactly the wrong direction.
If media is any guide, 2014 voters will disenfranchise themselves by apathy or a refusal to decide.
'If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.'
Which means the Koch brothers win.
http://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/1014833821#post10
Freewill by Rush:
There are those who think
That life has nothing left to chance
A host of holy horrors
To direct our aimless dance
A planet of playthings
We dance on the strings of powers we cannot perceive
The stars aren't aligned or the gods are malign
Blame is better to give than receive
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill
There are those who think
That they were dealt a losing hand
The cards were stacked against them
They weren't born in Lotus Land
All preordained, a prisoner in chains
A victim of venomous fate
Kicked in the face, you can pray for a place
In heaven's unearthly estate
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill
Each of us, a cell of awareness
Imperfect and incomplete
Genetic blends with uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt that's far too fleet
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill
Just about every defeatist meme is covered in that song.
I contend if Bernie doesn't run in 2016, it will be because of the lack of concern about his issues on the part of voters this year, not 2016. I posted a video of him almost begging people to vote this year.
The crowd didn't want to talk about that, they were hyped up about other things. He said that the people who will be hurt the most are least likely to vote.
There's little time to dally on what we are facing now. He knows this. He also knows the fickleness of many who say they adore him and support what he says, but are too good to show up and vote for the party he caucuses with. He could have gotten more done with more Democrats there.
It's not a popularity contest, or who can woo voters. Trillions of dollars and millions of lives are at stake in this election. Those who can afford to sit out now will find reasons to do the same in 2016, or on any local elections that shape their own lives. Bernie isn't running for state houses, governor, mayor, school boards, election positions or the HoR. That's what composes the fabric of our lives from the ground up.
As far as Sanders is concerned, I truly want him to run as a Democrat and get on that debate stage in the primaries. Tell the American poeple what is going on. But I sensed he is about done from that video.
He has tried, as many others have, to lead the horse to waters, but they won't drink. After a while, he and many others like him are just going to go home and leave the rest of us to what we deserve for not voting. He left the meeting in the video after he couldn't get anyone to care about the election by saying his wife was waiting for him and he had to go.
Why should he bother to go through all fifty states, if we won't vote?
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