Well said..since the general public represents differing politics and feelings about policy shouldn't we have a government/congress that is more bi partisan instead of one way or the highway, that will never get anything done as you say.
The whole appeal of Sanders for me is that he is not like everyone else. And that he truly believes he can inspire others to join him in his fight. While he might trigger Dems in Congress from red states in the process, he still has the support of the general public (winning all popular votes/ # of donations/etc). If he does become moderate and compromises his stance to play politics with the Senate/House, I see no point in supporting him.
Bernie doesn't want the government to own the economic system. He doesn't want to eliminate capitalism. That is fear mongering bullshit. He doesn't want corporations and billionaires owning the government.
Well, they failed to be white, for one thing, which was certainly careless on their parts. Also, perhaps donors perceived too much spine in them, too much of a record of making decisions that weren't always business-grovelling, whereas Pete strikes me as someone both willing to be and likely perceived as easily molded by moneyed interests.
He wouldn't think twice about putting private insurance companies out of business for his medicare for all. He and his side kicks, The Broad Squad that advocate The Green New Deal would certainly stifle business.
Are you saying that Trump is an incrementalist or that he's not being rewarded by the system?
It might be nice not to have somebody who's prepared to offer Clinton-esque "compromises" like "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and "Welfare Reform". Ask Labour voters how they feel about Tony Blair - it's almost as vitriolic as Margaret Thatcher. Pete strikes me as somebody who would have a Tony Blair poster on his wall.
...but his henchperson AOC and Bernie's Antifa Army might not be so polite!
As someone from Britain, he sounds like post WWII Labour politicians. Trust me, the institutions built then, like the NHS, along with beloved govt. funded institutions like the BBC are far superior to free market alternatives, and nobody got rich off them.
Definitely disagree. But that's cool
IMO there are "pros and cons" to just about every system, and they can point out their successes and we can point out their failures too if we really want too, it's really not that hard. UK is overall not at all more advanced than the US in many aspects. The Royals are worth like 88B, (we're supposed to hate those 1%er's). I am just not a democratic socialist I think economically it's a bad plan that appeals to disenfranchised people (for the most part). There is obviously a whole lot wrong with the US government and crony capitalism as well. It's not a fear of Bernie like most of his supporters that I know like to tell me. It is just a disagreement with his plan to go about getting to his goals. I think his plans are flimsy at best and because of the way that government is run in the US if he is president and the DNC tie their wagon's to him as the GOP has with Trump, my guess is we'll get the worst of democratic socialism and crony capitalism in a package just right to screw us over.
I think of Bernie more along the line of a European Socialist.
Which European countries gave up on Euro Socialism? Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France, The United Kingdom? Oh, you mean Luxembourg.
