HuffPo: An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders Supporters

[baldguy]

Dear Bernie Supporters:

Enough with the “rigged system” claims. Please. The system is not rigged. Or corrupt. Or disenfranchising any of you. Last time I checked, you guys are all over the place 24/7. On TV, at rallies, in the voting booth. You’ve made Bernie Sanders what he is today: a major contender. But make no mistake: there’s simply not enough of you. That’s it. No vast left wing conspiracies. No back-room shenanigans. No covert mission by DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to keep your guy from winning. Bernie’s losing for one reason and one reason alone: he hasn’t convinced enough of you to vote for him. And it’s because his message hasn’t resonated as well as Hillary Clinton’s. Period.

Bernie is losing because America’s democracy works. It’s a process he signed up for (as an independent running as a Democrat), and one which has allowed him to go from being a relatively obscure Vermont socialist (yes, socialist) a year ago — 60 percent behind in the polls — to running an unprecedented “outsider” campaign as a very close runner up. Think about that: he’s gone from being a political nobody to giving the powerful Clinton machine the most nagging yet effective opposition it’s ever experienced. That in mid May Sanders continues to nip at Hillary’s heels is not just a testament to his grass roots appeal and tenaciousness, but to the very election process that’s got him there.

Sanders’ success has become not just a national phenomenon but one that’s garnered him worldwide praise and respect. Sounds like “the system” has worked pretty well for him. That he now is turning on that very system for politically expedient, populist purposes speaks to character. This narrative he’s reinforcing of a rigged system is irresponsible and disingenuous. He’s telling you that he’s not winning because of cronyism and corruption, not because he can’t gain more traction with voters. He’s riling you up with trumped up (pun intended) baseless charges that he and you are being robbed, rather than simply outvoted. The awesome legacy he could have is dangerously close to being destroyed by his ego and selfishness.

more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/an-open-letter-to-bernie-sanders-supporters_b_10021974.html

[anotherproletariat]

1. What! From HuffPo? I think the world may have ended...I better go outside and check. nt

[Iliyah]

2. HuffPo? The anti-HRC site??????

[pangaia]

3. Andy Ostroy --Political and Pop Culture Analyst

hey,,,, Andy,, dude.....


Oh, fuck off...




(Not you, bald guy... Andy)

[Segami]

8. lol!.....

[UMTerp01]

4. BLOOP!!!!!!!

[bkkyosemite]

5. Wonder how much they are getting paid ..

[Boldine]

6. Dear Ostroy

HRC is the establishment candidate, Bernie is the people's candidate. If all were really fair Bernie would be way ahead of Hillary at this time. Considering how much Bernie has achieved in such a short time says how much he is admired for his genuineness, his concern and his openness for all.

As for ego and selfishness you need take a look at HRC.

[PatrickforO]

7. Too bad the system IS rigged and corrupt.

There have been plenty of shenanigans during this primary, quit enough for me to see the squirming maggots as they burrow back under their rocks. The neoliberal wing is the 'establishment' wing of both Democratic and Republican parties, and stands for 100% corruption. Remember, these are the people who brought us privatization, deregulation, corporate tax cuts and our forever war, which enriches the MIC.

These are the people who have been bought. And, because they have been bought, steadfastly hold profit over people and are willing to allow people to die for the sake of profits. There is no greater indictment of the immorality of these 'establishment' types than this total corporate corruption.

So don't have the temerity to tell us the system isn't rigged and corrupt. Not when that corruption is in the open for all to see.

[hrmjustin]

9. The truth won't go over well here.

They like the Sanders is being cheated meme.

[oldandhappy]

10. yes on many levels

and the election fraud is real

[bjo59]

11. Yes, a guy wrote an op-ed attempt to shame Bernie Sanders supporters which was published

in the AOL owned news aggregator and blog (AOL in turn owned by mega corporation, Verizon - a company whose striking workers Bernie Sanders supports). All corporate owned media are publishing such moralizing, shaming articles aimed at undermining Bernie Sanders' support. No surprise and not effective. I have to say, though, that the writer went for bonus rounds in this screed, thundering from the pulpit of faux righteousness that "the awesome legacy (Sanders) could have is dangerously close to being destroyed by his ego and selfishness." Oh, man. It's the ridiculousness of that statement that is truly awesome. It also sounds like something that Verizon itself could have written.

[ThePhilosopher04]

12. Here's an open FUCK YOU reply to Huff Post.