Bernie has not given up and neither have we. He can still
win the nomination.
Moreover, Bernie's candidacy in the face
of overwhelming odds has been an inspiration and has proven that a candidate
can run a highly effective campaign with the financial support from ordinary
people like you and me with donations of $27 bucks more or less.
The campaign has been a catalyst to the
birth of a great political revolution. Personally, I think that over the
next four years we must work diligently to elect progressives at all levels of
government.
The vast majority of the supporters of
this political revolution are 45 years or younger.
(I am an old guy of 64. I was there
for the Vietnam and Civil rights movements, Woodstock, and the peace and love
generation. Like everyone I am subject to ageing, but I refuse to get
old.)
Look at Bernie, 74 and stronger than most
of us!
Anyway, youth is on our side. We
must work to reform the Democratic Party, eliminate corruption (think Hillary
and Bill, and Debbie Wasserman Shultz) and return to our roots of the party of
the average American People. If the Democrats insist on supporting
billionaire corporations, then we must consider them de facto Republicans and
reject both anti American political parties.
Perhaps the answer will be to start a
third party. Call it Progressive, Independent, Green, Democratic
Socialists, New Deal or whatever. Perhaps we can start a contest to name
the new party. I would be interested in hearing creative ideas.
The point is that we are young and are the
future. As any student of American history knows, we have faced tough
times before. The American people are resilient, resourceful, and
determined.
Remember, we are the 99.9%.
Arithmetic proves that we can and will prevail. The billionaires
are destined to crush themselves under the weight of their own rigged economy.
What they are too greedy and stupid to realize is that unless working
people have money to spend, the economy is doomed.
Furthermore, if we fail to provide the
opportunity for a decent education for our people, we will continue to fall
behind competitively to the rest of the world in technical cutting edge jobs
and breakthroughs. Who wants to see the Russians or Chinese build the
first permanent base on the moon? Not me, that is for sure.
Contrary to the insanity of Donald Fascist
Trump, America is great. All that needs to happen is to defeat the
stranglehold of the .1% and take our country back.
We can: provide our working people a
living wage; develop a fair and economical Medicare for All single payer health
care system like the rest of the civilized world; make our banking system safe,
responsible, and in service to the American people; end fracking; transform
incarceration to education and employment; revive and make safe and vital our
cities; repair our infrastructure; and stop our evil bullying, self destructive
militaristic adventurism.
We can all enjoy the fruits of this
wealthy and beautiful country by forcing the .1% to pay their fair share and
quit hogging all the rewards for them. Workers deserve to enjoy the fruits of
their labor. To deny this is taxpayer subsidized corporate welfare and is
criminal. There is far more than enough wealth to go around when you
eliminate the greed. When people have jobs, hope, and a decent chance to
live with dignity, watch how quickly crime, racism, and social ills begin to
diminish. People, all people, only want a chance to make their efforts count.
We can and must get private health insurance and the pharmaceutical
industry under our control to bring the cost of health care to a manageable
level as most other countries have done.
And while we are at it, we can get those
disgusting and unethical big pharma advertisements off TV!
We need to get these lobbyists, PAC's, and
corporate campaign donors to stop bribing our elected officials. We must
elect people who, like Bernie, cannot be bribed and throw the crooked ones in
jail where they belong. That is the only way we can reclaim our country
for the people. Government officials who are sell their votes and
influence belong in jail along with Hillary and Donald.
My advice: let us work to elect
every progressive to office that we possibly can. Under no condition vote
for Trump or Clinton. No matter what, do not let yourself vote for either
criminal. For Hillary and Donald, jail is the new Orange! We have a
good and honest man with progressive humane issues running for President.
Why must we accept the "lesser of two evils" when there is a
trustworthy, smart and compassionate candidate for us.
The lesser of two evils is still evil.
We have come too far to accept that defeatist nonsense.
Stay strong and committed. Time is truly
on our side.
Billionaires beware: your glory days are
coming to an end. Consider yourselves on notice.
Progressives unite: stay strong, and never
give up. We have already won.
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