tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8018842351496078334..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Bernie BrosAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-41024401603198018612020-02-20T14:49:56.424-05:002020-02-20T14:49:56.424-05:00Look before you post addition:
Question 3: Do we ...Look before you post addition:<br /><br /><i>Question 3: Do we need a new political party in this country which represents the interests of working people, poor people, minorities, women, environmentalists, peace activists and all people who are not being adequately represented by the Democratic and Republican parties?</i><br />Do we call it the Hippy-Dippy Party? As if "working people" agree with the far lefties...such as all the "working people" who voted for Trump, and got labeled "decloprable etc" for having done so.<br /><br /><i>Question 4: Finally, how can we create a media in this country which allows for a wide diversity of viewpoints, when ownership of the media is currently in the hands of very wealthy and powerful corporations which are primarily concerned with protecting their own economic interests?</i><br /><br />Just wondering how many Bernie Bros were physically attacking those who disagreed with them- such as the gunman at the Republican congressmen's baseball game?RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-44809234613333113372020-02-20T14:45:17.753-05:002020-02-20T14:45:17.753-05:00Thos.
To most people older than 45 (people whose f...Thos.<br /><i>To most people older than 45 (people whose formative years were during or before the early 80s) the fall of the wall and the corresponding opening of the soviet-bloc countries was monumental cultural triumph. </i><br /><br />To most people older than 45, the fall of the wall etc. was a "monumental cultural triumph" for the West, but NOT to Bernie Sanders.<a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1989/11/28/time-for-an-american-glasnost-pbtbhe/" rel="nofollow">Bernard Sanders in the Harvard Crimson: "Time for an American Glasnost."</a> Rather, the fall of the Berlin Wall meant that, now more than ever, Americans should listen to Bernard Sanders.<br /><br /><i>Whatever the reason (and now is not the time to explore those reasons) enormous credit must be given to Mikhail Gorbachev and the current leadership of the Soviet Union for helping to bring about an extraordinary, non-violent revolution which is forcing citizens of the Soviet Union to rethink, in almost every way, the basic foundations of their na$ion.<br /><br />And now let me make a proposal, a proposal which will, undoubtedly, offend many readers--but which has to be made. In my view the time is now for a glasnost in the United States--a soul searching for our own basic truths, a major debate over our current values, an honest analysis of the real structure of our society and the creation of a mechanism to search out our dreams for the future.</i><br /><br />Bernard went on to make four points about an American "glasnost."<br /><i>Question 1: Do we need radical changes in our economic system to provide a fairer distribution of wealth and economic decision-making?<br />Question 2: How do we create a real democracy in which the average citizen has the opportunity to vote in elections in which meaningful choices are presented? Further, how do we create a political climate in which citizens play an active role in the affairs of their community?<br /><br />Question 2: How do we create a real democracy in which the average citizen has the opportunity to vote in elections in which meaningful choices are presented? Further, how do we create a political climate in which citizens play an active role in the affairs of their community?<br />Question 2: How do we create a real democracy in which the average citizen has the opportunity to vote in elections in which meaningful choices are presented? Further, how do we create a political climate in which citizens play an active role in the affairs of their community?</i><br /><br />For Bernard Sanders, "glasnost" in the US means that there should have been a loud bullhorn provided for radicals like himself to expound their views.RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-51313894596190881382020-02-20T14:00:07.911-05:002020-02-20T14:00:07.911-05:00Perhaps at age 18 I would have seen him as idealis...Perhaps at age 18 I would have seen him as idealistic even though I disagreed with him. Now he comes across as humorless, angry, destructive, opportunistic and phony. The fire breathing socialist act has been personally profitable for Bernie and he's going to stick with what works. He does not seem a good bet to be a competent executive. His followers seem to be mainly naive people with a smattering of old lefties and activist-racketeer wannabes. Some of the followers are motivated by concerns about institutional corruption that are similar to the concerns of many Trump supporters, but of course with different beliefs as to what should be done.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111391338812214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81057686081268537562020-02-20T13:24:37.948-05:002020-02-20T13:24:37.948-05:00If you're 45 today, you were 14/15 when the Be...If you're 45 today, you were 14/15 when the Berlin Wall fell.<br /><br />If you're younger than 45, you don't have much recollection of the Cold War, which means that "we defeated communism" isn't really part of your personal identity or experience.<br /><br />To most people older than 45 (people whose formative years were during or before the early 80s) the fall of the wall and the corresponding opening of the soviet-bloc countries was monumental cultural triumph. So many of them are going to look at the idea of supporting Bernie with the sense that this would be a huge "own goal." Like throwing away the successful work of two whole generations.<br /><br />What the Bernie Bros don't understand (and what has the establishment Democrats so panicked) is that nominating the Bern to run against Trump is a built-in fail. Lots of people may not <i>like</i> Trump; but, considering the palpable sense of self-harm that much of the over-45 set are going to feel at the idea of a pulling the lever for a card-carrying socialist in the White House, there's probably not enough people whose dislike of the President can persuade them to accept Bernie instead.Thos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09562836622083001506noreply@blogger.com