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Benjamin Studebaker, Bernie Sanders, Democratic Party, Democrats, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, USA, USA politics
This is an incredible piece of analysis that really blows the fluff and bubble off the Bernie Sanders / Trump scare campaign. I’m an ardent supporter of Bernie because he strikes me as someone who has walked the walk for more than 50 years with unimpeachable service to humanity. He also talks about a new compact with Americans that amounts to a FDR style ‘New Deal’ but writ so much larger. His campaign also promises much in the way of example for the rest of the world.
This is a long read but I promise you it’s worth it.
I started seeing it a few weeks ago, when Daily Kos told its contributors that after March 15th, they were no longer allowed to robustly criticize Hillary Clinton from the left. As Donald Trump continues to win, win, and win some more, it has only intensified. First they asked Bernie Sanders supporters to unite behind Clinton. Now they’re accusing Sanders supporters of being privileged if they resist. And from there, it’s just a small step to calling Sanders’ people enablers of racism, sexism, or even fascism. If you haven’t seen these arguments yet, you will soon. The arguments being peddled are very poorly constructed. They rely on a mix of fear and bias toward the near.
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