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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumA Message To Those Democrats That Would Give Up
To those who say Sander's plan is too bold, that we can't do it, that it'll never pass, please hear the following words of encouragement, from our good Liberal friends, Simon and Garfunkel:
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would
If I could, I surely would
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would
If I only could, I surely would.
Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world
Its saddest sound, its saddest sound
I'd rather be a forest than a street.
Yes I would
If I could, I surely would.
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would
If I only could, I surely would
Yes I would
If I could, I surely would
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would
If I only could, I surely would.
Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world
Its saddest sound, its saddest sound
I'd rather be a forest than a street.
Yes I would
If I could, I surely would.
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would
If I only could, I surely would
We've accomplished so much so far. Why give up now? It takes time. It takes voices. It takes people working together. Don't place a ceiling on what can be done. Break through it instead. Don't give into the naysayers. Don't be a naysayer. Be the swallow, be the hammer, be the swan, be the forest.
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A Message To Those Democrats That Would Give Up (Original Post)
berni_mccoy
Jan 2016
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NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)1. I have no plans on giving an inch. I plan on voting for Clinton in the primay and General. nt.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)2. I don't care if they give up....
I do however wish they would stop demanding that I give up too.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. I will be voting for the Democratic candidate.