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delrem

(9,688 posts)
24. Canadian, so not my problem.
Wed Aug 19, 2015, 09:02 PM
Aug 2015

However, you're dead wrong about Hillary putting the USA into "neutral".
That's a crock of shit.

She's a hawk. Not just "hawkish", but deep down in the bones a warmongering hawk and her term as SOS was a disaster for the world, as bad as *. In fact, she immediately hired Cheney's neocon advisor. She'll advance the cause of the MIC, of war profiteers.

Both she and her husband have taken payola in the form of cash for "speeches" to a totally new level - what'd they rake in, $200 million? More? Bill raking it in even while Hillary was SOS. Totally shameless about it, too, so totally convinced that her third-way team has the Dem party sewn up, that no amount of openly displayed political graft would be a threat to her victory. She'd give the country away to the banks, no question about it. Which is why her campaign is running from her history, from her record, and refuses to debate on those issues.

That is NOT NEUTRAL. It is an acceleration of the rightward push of US politics.

The result of a HRC win in primary then GE would be total devastation for the Democratic party - 8 more years of further unopposed consolidation of oligarchic power.

I would vote only for progressives. I would work - as Bernie says NEEDS TO BE DONE - on building a grass roots progressive movement. Building the infrastructure. Not just in election years! Not just during a campaign, obsessively focused as they are on personalities and gimmickry.

OK, said enough - you get the picture.

I'm a Yes eridani Aug 2015 #1
Canadian, so not my problem. delrem Aug 2015 #24
No, undecided exactly what I'll do. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #2
Et, tu? merrily Aug 2015 #3
in tempted to write in Bernie just on principal. n/t retrowire Aug 2015 #4
Pleading the 5th on that one TBF Aug 2015 #5
I liker her too--the problem is that last time she ran she had about as many campaign workers-- eridani Aug 2015 #7
Oh I agree the Green Party needs to refocus TBF Aug 2015 #8
If you like Bernie better, why would you vote Stein rather than write in Bernie? merrily Aug 2015 #9
I don't under stand this idea ... canoeist52 Aug 2015 #6
Bingo. merrily Aug 2015 #10
FYI, Jill Stein is not the Green nominee yet. merrily Aug 2015 #11
You're asking me to endorse an outcome that is shear speculation HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #12
I am answered yes but MuseRider Aug 2015 #13
Not doing the Pledge-y Thing. Not for anyone. djean111 Aug 2015 #14
Her greatest asset: she's not a Republican. senz Aug 2015 #15
For me Robbins Aug 2015 #16
Yes, because I vote and the alternative is too heidious to contemplate n/t sarge43 Aug 2015 #17
Please consider a self-delete on this hootinholler Aug 2015 #18
Just statistically demonstrating that most Sanders supporters are indeed Democrats eridani Aug 2015 #23
No. SoapBox Aug 2015 #19
I agree completely MissDeeds Aug 2015 #21
I will vote for the candidate who best represents the interests of me and my community. Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #20
In 2008 I knew way too many people who voted for HRC in the primary, but set out the General. LiberalArkie Aug 2015 #22
This does not meet the SOP for our group. Please delete Autumn Aug 2015 #25
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