Last week, Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders made it official: He is seeking the 2020 Democratic Party nomination—and to win in the general election—for president of the United States. (Video announcement is above.)
When I think about this, I want to respond in at least two ways: 1) He and Hawaii’s Tulsi Gabbard are the only two candidates I am interested in from that party; 2) He and Gabbard are the only two who have an agenda, and can provide the leadership, that is necessary to persuade the voting electorate to unseat Donald Trump by electing one of them. In Gabbard’s case, it is because she is now against more wars. So, she is the anti-war candidate. In Sanders’s case, it is because of domestic policies for which he was the first to offer them and, of course, that he has the base of support.
The reason why Sanders and Gabbard are being smeared is because the Democratic Party Establishment, with help from their allies in the Deep State and in mainstream media, are threatened by the actual change a Sanders or Gabbard presidency promises to bring. (I say “promises” because I can’t say guaranteed.) So, of course, all sorts of narratives get tossed around. Ultimately, it is a con of Democratic Party machine politics, yes, but also the political establishment as a whole.
No way would a “socialist” get elected president of the United States? Well, Brexit was unthinkable. This is about capitalism failing—and its greed. And the powers that be want to scare people about the evils of socialism. But the thing is—when people are being drowned economically, socialism isn’t the scary thing about which a former president like Ronald Reagan or the current president who is Donald Trump warns. After all, we have forms of socialism anyway. If this was 1999 looking forward to 2000, I would agree—Bernie Sanders could not get elected. But we are in 2019 and are looking toward 2020. The oligarchs are destroying this county. So, we are in a different time indeed. This is what I recognize to be an example of realignment.
I have in mind writing, in a future blog entry, more about this. In the meantime, I am pleased Bernie Sanders is running for president of the United Sates.
Remembering Bill Hicks
This Tuesday, February 26, 2019, marks the 25th anniversary of the death of comedian Bill Hicks.
Born December 16, 1961, in Valdosta, Georgia, Bill Hicks, who died February 26, 1994, in Little Rock, Arkansas, was a comedian of great promise. He was edgy. He was daring. He was insightful.
If you want to read more on Bill Hicks, here is source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks.
Bill Hicks, when it came to politics, was able to distinguish how people think and react here in the United States: [Speaking mockingly] “I believe the puppet on my left is more to my liking. I believe the puppet on my right is more to my liking.”
Some more quotes:
• “Listen—the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas.”
• “I hate patriotism! I can’t stand it! It’s a round world last time I checked.”
• “If you’re so pro-life, do me a favor: Don’t lock arms and block medical clinics. If you’re so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries.”
• “If you don’t think drugs have done good things for us, then take all of your records, tapes, and CDs…and burn them.”
• “We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.”
A stand-up comedy performances:
Happy Birthday, Ralph Nader!
This Wednesday, February 27, 2019, will be the 85th birthday of consumer advocate and former United States presidential nominee Ralph Nader.
I posted a thread, last year, and will provide a link: http://progressiveschat.blogspot.com/2018/02/happy-birthday-ralph-nader.html.
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