2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumKos: The Sanders Revolution Is What We Make It. Let's Not Make It Disappointing.
They are the revolution. They are what Bernie and his campaign, and especially it's early goals helped build. And we should rejoice in that. If youre a Bernie fan, or if youre in the Sanders campaign, I want to think of the legacy you can leave behind, beyond a presidential race.
Howard Dean left us DFA Democracy for America. The Sanders revolution can leave us candidates, hard working party members, the future of our county and state governments; schoolboard members and sheriffs. Ive seen it. Ive seen Sanders delegates commit to run for an office, commit to help someone else run for an office.
Thats the revolution.
If youre in the #BernieOrBust category, or if you're sending mean email, or if youre going to harass me or others who aren't Bernie enough, or if youre inside the Bernie campaign and you read this: dont steal from the supporters who worked hard, every day, something fantastic and beautiful they have built by telling them none of it matters if Bernie doesnt succeed. Because that isnt what you told us - and them last year. It isnt what you actually believe, either.
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Actor
(626 posts)over the past year and 30 years, for it to all go to hell because some people said it has to be all or nothing.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)perspectives as you do it. It truly is like the pied piper to me. Having raised children, their are healthy way for them to explore options and education themselves so they are strong, capable and enthusiastic. Then there are ways that are manipulative and taking away their freedom to self educate and truly be informed.
I feel that Sanders has done a disservice to a whole voting partial generation the way he handled and is handling this campaign. He could have given them a lot of powerful lessons. Instead he took away, to feed his own ego. He had a greater responsibility and he failed our youth.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)The rest of your opinion is just that, an opinion. I certainly don't care about what the older generations think of mine -- we have our own opinions about yours as well. I suspect my fellow millenials agree with me on this. Indeed, we are mostly voting for Sanders no matter what you might think of us. It's excellent.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)to serve them.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Peregrine Took
(7,417 posts)We will manage just fine without a "tut tut" or a check on our report card from "Kos."
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)He's been terrible this election.
haikugal
(6,476 posts)RazBerryBeret
(3,075 posts)Bernie hasn't failed his supporters. and he won't.
"Do not salt the earth and drive these young, motivated people away from change they are excited about. "
this quote could be taken two ways....
I'm pretty sure it won't be Bernie who turns away the motivated and enthused.