Bernie was right like ususal
WWBD
Always has been
For context this is Bernie being arrested at a 1963 civil rights protest
Dude has been on message for 60 years.
That’s amazing
If the Democratic Party hadn’t rigged primaries against him, we would never have had a Donald presidency. But, as James Carville openly stated and other Dems implied by their actions, these bastards would rather have Republicans in charge than a Socialist.
I suspect that the lessons learned then shaped the strategies used now for progressive candidates to win and probably even for which kind of progressive candidates were supported (it’s my impression that this round of progressives are much more leftwing and much less centrist liberals that constantly blow identity-politics whistles whilst not talking about poverty and general inequality).
This round was even more reliant on grassroots support than previous rounds, for candidates who were against inequality in all its forms (including some openly calling themselves Socialist) and for electable positions that were a lot harder for the Democrat Party leadership to interfere in the choosing of (unlike with Bernie’s Presidential primary, were even shit like super-representatives was in play to stop him).
We’re feeling it now … The Bern.
