INDISPUTABLE: Bernie Is the Establishment, Hillary and Planned Parenthood are the Anti-Establishmen

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INDISPUTABLE: Bernie Is the Establishment, Hillary and Planned Parenthood are the Anti-Establishment

http://bluenationreview.com/bernie-is-the-establishment-hillary-and-planned-parenthood-are-the-anti-establishment/

By Peter Daou
January 21, 2016

I’ve come to believe that saying nice things about Hillary Clinton can be a subversive act. – Sady Doyle

Seeking power as a woman remains, in many ways, the ultimate anti-establishment act in the United States. – Tom Watson

Who can be more of an outsider than a woman president? – Hillary Clinton

As a long-time progressive activist, my views align with Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, all of whom have very similar voting records.

I have no interest in disparaging any Democrat, but simply to tell the truth, no matter how counter-intuitive, and to advocate for the candidate I believe is most capable of winning and governing. I’m also motivated by a desire to break long-standing barriers, specifically the political barrier that has barred all women from the U.S. presidency.

Bernie Sanders is a white male who has been in Congress for over a quarter century – his views notwithstanding, he is the definition of the establishment.

Hillary Clinton is a woman attempting to break the ultimate gender barrier, the first female to become President of the United States – she is the definition of the anti-establishment.

This is incontestable, no matter how loud and angry the reaction from a segment of Bernie supporters.

Facts are facts. When Bernie and his top advisor dismiss Planned Parenthood as the “establishment” and when Bernie’s followers use his soaring rhetoric as an excuse to bash Hillary, they are ignoring the basic truth that women in America and across the globe remain oppressed and marginalized.

The patriarchy IS the establishment – Hillary is taking it on, as she has been for decades.

Here are the stats to back it up:...................

[SunSeeker]

1. Yes, saying nice things about Hillary is certainly a subversive act at DU! nt

[pandr32]

2. "The patriarchy IS the establishment"

That is a fact, and one of the only thing that pretty much all nations in this world cooperate with--replicating the system of patriarchy.

[Gothmog]

3. Thanks for posting

[Hekate]

4. KnR