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Related: About this forumBernie Sanders on why elites are in for a shock: “The discontent of the American people is far,
far, far greaterThe chattering class doesn't see it yet, but America is ripe for a political revolution, Sanders tells The Nation
In a new wide-ranging interview with The Nation, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) swears off campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry, promises to visit red states like Alabama during his campaign, and finally tackles the issue of police brutality.
Sanders quickly pointed to the level of black teen unemployment to explain his campaigns rise, and argued that amid soaring inequality, the discontent of the American people is far, far greater than the pundits understand. And Sanders finally addressed growing calls for his campaign to address police brutality and issues of race relations, acknowledging that is a major issue that has to be dealt with. And we will deal with it, period.
Sanders recalled his long history working on civil rights, I got arrested in trying to desegregate Chicagos school system, but was quick to push back on the notion that his campaign has failed to address issues like race relations in favor of more populist economic rhetoric. I do not separate the civil-rights issue from the fact that 50 percent of African-American young people are either unemployed or underemployed. Invoking Dr. Martin Luther King, Sanders said, The issue that Dr. King raised all the time was: This is great if we want to desegregate restaurants or hotels, but what does it matter if people cant afford to go to them? Thats still the issue today.
And the Independent senator confronted the stigma surrounding his affiliation as a democratic socialist: Do they think Im afraid of the word? Im not afraid of the word, Sanders insisted before ticking off a list of accomplishments in Scandinavian countries like Denmark that have adopted a democratic-socialist approach, including tuition-free college, universal health care, and guaranteed paid maternity and paternity leave to argue that most Americans would support such measures:
I happen to believe that, if the American people understood the significant accomplishments that have taken place under social-democratic governments, democratic-socialist governments, labor governments throughout Europe, they would be shocked to know about those accomplishments. One of the goals of this campaign is to advance that understanding
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Sanders also proposed a bipartisan debate schedule, including a one-on-one debate with Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
The Republicans get away with murder because what they do and what they want is not seen, is not understood by the American people, because its not talked about, Sanders exclaimed. His solution? Include Republicans in the Democratic primary debates, I think the more that we can confront Republicans about their ideology of tax breaks for the billionaires and cuts to every program that is a benefit to the American people, and can expose them for their subservience to the billionaire classI think that wins for us every single time when we do that, the Republican agenda will be exposed for the disaster it is.
More here: http://www.salon.com/2015/07/06/bernie_sanders_on_why_elites_are_in_for_a_shock_the_discontent_of_the_american_people_is_far_far_greater/
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Bernie Sanders on why elites are in for a shock: “The discontent of the American people is far, (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Jul 2015
OP
Very good arcane, The Sanders Standard. His speeches like the one in Portland, Maine
appalachiablue
Jul 2015
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arcane1
(38,613 posts)1. In a way, he's already changing the game.
No matter if he's nominated or not, he is setting a standard of behavior and integrity that other candidates will be expected to adhere to. And not just lip service, they'll be expected to live up to it.
The Sanders Standard, I think I'll call it
appalachiablue
(41,146 posts)4. Very good arcane, The Sanders Standard. His speeches like the one in Portland, Maine
tonight are historic. What righteous truth he spoke with power and conviction. There should be many things named for him- schools, programs, laws, buildings, children and more, no matter the campaign outcome. He is truly a great American and man of the people! And a very rare human being.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)5. Agreed
daleanime
(17,796 posts)2. K&R.....
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)3. Just checked to see if that Nation article was being discussed here
http://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-speaks/
Off Topic but before I saw that I was reading an older Eric Alterman article, and boy does he nail it.
http://www.thenation.com/article/what-we-really-learned-jeb-bushs-tongue-tied-response-questions-about-iraq/
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)6. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!