Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumAmerica needs a "Plan B" because there is no Planet B.
E Pluribus Unum means "Out of Many, One". There are a great many issues where the core drivers are things which all Americans agree upon.
Over the last 30 years neoliberal politicians have attempted to reverse the gains of the 20th century by dividing the country and the world, pitting hapless groups against one another, knowing that they had no alternatives but to vote for their bad policies, or stay home.
Good politicians make it a point to promote good policy that also brings people together.
Election reform which allows weighted choice voting is a crucially important issue.
We desperately need a "Plan B" for Americans and the world, because there is no "Planet B".
Bernie's supporters should think beyond the election to set up a process whereby better national policy can be brainstormed and advocated for.
To develop and suggest alternatives in a low key, non confrontational manner.
Computer simulation is a tool used by the other side extensively to figure out ways to triangulate, basically wedge issues to divide the nation with.
The same process can be attempted in reverse to figure out ways to unite the country and world in positive ways.
Equity is important and neoliberalism basically is trying to sweep equity under the rug, globally.
cantbeserious
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Baobab
(4,667 posts)platform impossible forever. Also, Hillary's platform is no better.
cantbeserious
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Rebkeh
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(4,667 posts)their value system. They sign away democracy, not just figuratively, they literally sign it away, they sign away the power to have empathy. So there will be no policy space for empathy. Unless people pay more for it. Thats their intent.