Bernie in the tradition of FDR; Hillary a neoliberal

[greymouse]

http://benjaminstudebaker.com/2016/02/05/why-bernie-vs-hillary-matters-more-than-people-think/

basically, concentrate wealth with the 1% and the country goes to hell in a handbasket. Bernie knows that. Hillary doesn't, or doesn't care.

[ladjf]

1. Short but sweet. Thanks for the succinct true statement. nt

[HassleCat]

2. People are accustomed to neo-liberals.

They like the idea that government's primary function is to grease the skids for the wealth creators, not give the average person a fair chance against the banks and corporations. After 35 years of electing Democrats who are barely distinguishable from Republicans, the voters don't see the big ideological distinctions that swept our party into office in FDR's time. They don't believe we should be doing big things, like going to the moon, or cleaning up our air and water. They just want low taxes and some return on their investments, and that's about all we're going to give them. Our only real battle with the other party is convincing voters we're trustworthy because our ambitions are small.

[artyteacher]

3. wasn't FDR a wealthy insider...

Like Hilarry? Yeah he was and you need to change the system from the inside. So no.

[noretreatnosurrender]

4. Great Overview

The person who wrote this did a great job of showing the REAL differences between electing Hillary and electing Bernie. I encourage everyone to read it, including Hillary supporters.