2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I have examined where my loyalties lie, you judge, I'll explain my position. [View all]JGug1
(320 posts)I cringe every single time I see/hear "revolution" applied to what Sanders is advocating. I know very well that the term has many definitions but it has been applied to too many events that resulted in something far left. Bernie Sanders is no Fidel Castrol. I like everything he is advocating for but you may notice that he has sometimes corrected himself when he referred to his run as a "revolution," and added "political" as an adjective. I don't mean to pick nits. Sanders has pushed Hillary Clinton a long way to the left. In the event that she is elected, will she stay there? I don't know. The business of trade agreements, now an anathema to liberals, are basically something that I agree with. I do not like barriers to trade. Having said that, it is apparent to me that something is horribly wrong with NAFTA. I do not think that Barack Obama would do something to harm the little people but I distrust the Pacific Trade deal. If trade barriers are going to be broken down, agreements have to contain parts that protect both the workers in other countries and prevent US corporations from leaving.