Something significant about Clinton that we can appreciate....
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The very policy & character issues that make her, in our collective view, destructive to what we value, helped to vividly set Bernie apart. The depth and breadth of her embodiment of what we view as dangers to the justice and values Bernie enumerated in his speech last night ironically helped create a movement coalesced around calling out and pushing back against those very real dangers.
The movement is necessary to prevent the continued takeover of our government by moneyed/corporate interests - siphoning our tax dollars, crafting policies that suit them at the expense of society and environment, ginning up "profitable" wars etc. Against a less starkly "in the pocket" candidate, the movement wouldn't have gained the intensity and traction that it has...
Perhaps Bernie chose to run not just *for* president, but *against her* as the perfect foil for illuminating the public about the need for action, to avoid continuous mission creep by both rethug and dem- entrenched, nefarious political hackers. Had Biden been the establishment candidate, our passion for justice, etc. would have been less intense. The intensity has driven the message much farther.
Your thoughts about this...?
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