A message from Young Progressive Voices

[tk2kewl]

http://www.youngprogressivevoices.com/2016/01/29/hillary-claims-sanders/

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While Sanders has raised valid points about Clinton’s validity as a candidate (citing her continued ties to Wall Street cronies like Goldman Sachs), Clinton has taken to adopting a different tactic to smear Sanders; realism. Clinton (and her family for that matter) continue to raise the question of whether or not Sanders’s plans for America, such a single-payer healthcare system, would even be legible in today’s political climate.

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What’s interesting about both, particularly the first one, however, is the unintentional message they send out. Bernie Sanders has gained a lot of popularity by proposing what strategists may call “real change” ideas. It’s not just about maintaining the status quo, but fighting Wall Street for their damages on the economy, fighting for healthcare as a human right, and fighting for every kid to be given a chance at a college education. Clinton’s ad seems to suggest that all this “real change” is too idealistic, which may hold some truth.

However, by outright using that as a reason to support her, what Clinton’s ultimately saying is: “real change is impossible, so settle for me.” Not the best motivation speech.

[sarge43]

1. Yeah, because in 1776 defying an empire was too hard. (sarcasm)

This country is a work in progress. Real change is what makes us. Status quo may be fine for you, Mrs Clinton. It sucks for the rest of us. What Barbara Jordan said, we have promises to keep. We the People.

[tk2kewl]

2. the youngsters get it

their futures are at stake. more of the same ain't gonna cut it

[roguevalley]

4. saw this on a hillary thread:

"Does anyone else read DU these days and feel like they are back in college sitting around a dorm room and listening to your idealistic roommate talk?"

apparently 'idealistic' is just so 20th century these days.

[sarge43]

5. In other words, I got mine; screw the rest of you.

Real D(d)emocratic values there

[roguevalley]

6. yeah. I left out the sentence about 'pass the bong'. I am amazed that people

can be born old and reactionary. If we didn't dream and hope and work for things, we would never have gone to the moon.

[SoapBox]

3. Sometimes it's two steps forward, one step back...

At least with Bernie, we know he would try.

With her, hell, she's telling us she won't even try because it's too hard.

How lame ass is that?!

No More Clintons.