>He's a member of a leftist anti-war group. He's just trying to
>shock the people there. With the caveat that I don't know that
>guy, there's no way he's going to vote for Trump.

Word - good.


>That's fair, and beyond that - certainly true in this
>instance. Though sometimes I wish we did a better job of
>centering people's emotions in politics because they
>absolutely come out when we vote. Even less big, loud ones.
>I'm doing fine right now, financially - but I have *four* jobs
>that are cobbled together in this weird, unstable mess that
>ultimately provides me with no security. What's appealing to
>me about socialism (and I don't mean this as a discussion on
>the ideology so much as a discussion of the emotional reasons
>why people may find it appealing) is that it addresses itself
>to the intense, creeping *worry* that so many working people
>feel.

^^^ totally agree.


>This board is going to continue having a lot of fun with
>Sanders' campaign likely flaming out, but even if he failed to
>connect with a lot of black voters and the volume of younger,
>workingclass voters that he promised, I think a lot of people
>could really appreciate the way that he tried to center their
>stories. The video of him with a woman and her family in
>Denmark South Carolina talking about how they don't have clean
>water was emotionally centered in a way that I'd love to see
>more of. It wasn't the wrong answer just because it didn't
>work. Just means that there are other, probably more
>successful right answers.

Well effing said. Couldn't agree more here either. IMO you can criticize Bernie for a lot of things re: how he campaigns, his me-against-the-world complex, etc. but you can't ever challenge him on his convictions. And this has long been my argument about voting for candidates like him. Maybe the ideas seem outlandish or impossible but why wouldn't you want to vote for someone who you *know* is honest, who you *know* is working to stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves, etc. and let the chips fall where they may re: policies being passed ? I'd rather support someone who fights for universal healthcare, free public education, closing the wage gap, fixing the broken tax structure, etc. and see them fall a little short of those things than vote for someone who doesn't support those things and watch republicans continue to get Ws in the name of "bipartisanship" like we always do.