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13007273, But you're no better than the Tea Party with expectations...
Posted by CRichMonkey, Tue Apr-19-16 02:36 PM
Just like Obamacare isn't going to be repealed and abortion is going to remain legal, Bernie's proposals for socialized medicine and free college are non-starters.

They won't happen.

But like the dead-enders on the right who would shut down the government or risk the full faith and credit of the United States, Sanders supporters are on the left clamoring for changes that are only going to end in fruitless tantrums.

So then what?

What happens when you don't get what Bernie Sanders promised? Do you shut down the government? Do you protest en masse? Do you disrupt town hall meetings? What do you do when the other 50% of Americans who don't hold your values actively block your agenda?

The other side of that is that fact that Bernie Sanders is actively alienating the Democratic party that he'd need on his side (even in a minority) to get anything done. He's not fielding a slate of like minded candidates down-ballot, he's not putting money into the DNC's victory fund, and he's not actively laying any groundwork for any political revolution.

So then what?

What happens when President Sanders doesn't get you a new bike and Paul Ryan shuts his shit down?



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