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In reply to the discussion: Matt Taibbi: Democrats Will Learn All the Wrong Lessons From Brush With Bernie [View all]Raster
(20,998 posts)Last edited Fri Jun 10, 2016, 02:07 PM - Edit history (1)
The reason so much anger, rage, hate and obfuscation is aimed at Senator Bernie Sanders is that he had the audacity TO PULL BACK THE CURTAIN. We all know big money controls American politics, only the truly stupid or deeply deceptive would say otherwise. Indisputable fact. And previously, that is before Bernie Sanders, it was taken as gospel by both parties that you had to play the corporate big money game to be in the political game. AND BERNIE SANDERS JUST PROVED THAT IS NOT TRUE. Bernie just proved that while big money is certainly an advantage, BIG MONEY IS NOT ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL FOR POLITICAL SUCCESS. This emergent truth and its implications has big money and it servants and sycophants absolutely quaking in their boots. In one fell rebel candidacy, the relevance and necessity of the big money boys and girls is now completely in question. Yes indeedy, it has just been proven that a grass-roots movement THAT DOES NOT KOW-TOW to the corporate 1% oligarchy, cannot only survive, IT CAN THRIVE!
I suspect that shortly after I post this, the usual suspects will rush in to point out that Bernie lost the primary, with postings replete with giffage from the juvie D comic book winners circle: *POW*, *SNAP*, <crazy-assed laughter>, and oh, not to forget the ubiquitous counter-culture hero <eye-rollie gif>. Bring it on... any maybe try something half-assed original this time. Come on, be Brave.
And let's be truly and absolutely fair and honest: Sander's opponent in this primary HAS HAD EVERY ADVANTAGE possible, from the corporate advantage, the DNC advantage, the Clinton pay-for-play machine monetary and connection advantages, the media advantage, and of course the sycophants in Congress advantage. Not to mention questionable electoral infrastructure and practices in numerous primaries at the state level. Disagree if you like, BUT HAD THE PLAYING FIELD BEEN ABSOLUTELY LEVEL, WE WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE TODAY. Bernie knows this, Bernie's supporters know this. And most importantly, so do the big money boys. Oh yes. We are part of a historical paradigm shift in American politics.
And for those of you who wish Bernie would just fold his tent and limp back to Vermont, sorry, that genii is officially and irreversibly out of the bottle. This was NEVER ABOUT SENATOR SANDERS, he was just the brave, old, Jewish guy from Vermont who stepped up, picked up the banner, and said: LET'S DO THIS, we need to do this.
Thank you, Senator Sanders. Bless your heart.