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rbnyc

(17,045 posts)
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 06:42 PM Apr 2016

I thought I'd drop in and share my first blog post:

And I mean this out of love and commitment to a strong and relevant Democratic Party that can be a force for good.

http://goo.gl/YknSCJ

I heard friends say today, we have to unify the Democratic Party or else we may face a Trump presidency. Could you go through another 8 years like the Bush years, or worse?

And I think how many of the problems we face today had their birth in the Clinton administration, especially the corporate media stranglehold on the American perspective, what information we are allowed to have, what interpretations we are allowed to entertain. There's a reason the First Amendment is first. A healthy democracy depends upon independent journalism. And which Republican's legacy has been worse than the one Obama will leave if he signs the TPP, and multinational corporations can sue American taxpayers in international tribunals officiated by corporate lawyers for projected lost profits as a result of environmental and labor protections or buy-local policies?


I hope to see you again.

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I thought I'd drop in and share my first blog post: (Original Post) rbnyc Apr 2016 OP
Wonderful blog/article. Thank you. djean111 Apr 2016 #1
Agree wendylaroux Apr 2016 #2
Excellent MissDeeds Apr 2016 #3
Great piece. bjo59 Apr 2016 #4
K&R abelenkpe Apr 2016 #5
Thanks for reading and positive feedback. rbnyc Apr 2016 #6
Thank you. Very good LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #7
K & <3 <3 <3 ! nt Xipe Totec Apr 2016 #8
What a great piece of writing. Thank you. hedda_foil Apr 2016 #9
thank you so much. rbnyc Apr 2016 #10
Fantastic piece! in_cog_ni_to Apr 2016 #11
Bernie's set it up for us Plucketeer Apr 2016 #12
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. Wonderful blog/article. Thank you.
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 06:46 PM
Apr 2016

Almost did not click because I thought it would just another damned UNITY!!!!!! piece.
I have come to the same conclusion you have come to.

rbnyc

(17,045 posts)
6. Thanks for reading and positive feedback.
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 07:10 PM
Apr 2016

This is such an important moment. If we keep supporting one another, we can create substantive change.

I just want to do what I can to be part of it.

I know I haven't been here for a while, but I haven't checked out. I even donated my house as a temporary Sanders Campaign office before our primary and trained volunteers to canvass. That was awesome.

XXX OOO

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
11. Fantastic piece!
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:41 PM
Apr 2016

I agree with every word you wrote.

The Democratic Party ignores us at their own peril! They've been warned, so they best heed those warnings or they're headed for a landslide loss in November and the collapse of their Party in 4 years.

Thanks for posting this! That was a great read!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

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