Alice and Charlie,
If we want to be honest about the accomplishments of the Democratic party, we
might remember that during Democratic administrations, Japanese Americans were
put in concentration camps, the atom bomb was developed and then dropped on two
Japanese cities, the Korean War and the Vietnam War were started, Bill Clinton
deregulated banks and signed the welfare reform bill, and Obama has prosecuted
more whistle blowers than was done by any other president, has deported more
people, and increased and made assasination by drones in countries with which
we are not at war, US policy.
Miriam
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From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alice Dampman Humel
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 8:15 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Sanders endorses Clinton: Laws of political
physics confirmed
Charlie, agreed, from the Democratic side of the aisle,,,but too much of that
progress ahas a long, long time ago...
On Jul 16, 2016, at 1:32 PM, Charles Crawford <ccrawford@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Miriam and all,
I truly understand your frustration and condemnation of the Democrats
and in large measure I agree with you. On the other hand, what little progress
we have made in areas such as civil rights and other social issues, have in my
view come from the Democratic side of the aisle. Looking at a Trump
presidency is very scary to me. Hilary is clearly the much lesser of the two
evils if that is the equation we need to draw and until there is a viable
replacement party for the Democrats; I guess the only choices are to either
work to get the party to better reflect our progressive values or simply not
vote and not be able to influence the system at all.
Your thoughts please?
Charlie.
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From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Miriam Vieni
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 11:55 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Sanders endorses Clinton: Laws of
political physics confirmed
Charlie,
There are certainly huge numbers of people who are writing articles
that express precisely what you are saying. I suppose that I've just come to
the end of that road that says that I will make any compromise in my vote in
order to prevent the more terrible candidate from winning. First, I really
think that Hillary's politics and her way of functioning in relation to
financial institutions, corporations, and the military, are bad for the
country. I look at her history, and it makes me cringe. Trump is the Republican
candidate because of how the Democratic Party has been pandering to monied
interests for the past 40 years. The Republicans are what they are because the
Democrats sold out working people a long time ago. Obama attained the
Presidency with a mandate from the people to make fundamental changes that
would improve life for everyone. He had the world in his hands. And he turned
out to be a Neo Liberal who squandered his opportunity, sold out the majority
of his countrymen, and betrayed his fellow African Americans. I know that there
are many explanations for this. Nevertheless, that is what happened. We now
have a Democratic party establishment that has sold out to corporations by
continuing to back these terrible trade deals, that is engaged inpermanent war,
and that is actively building and strengthening a budding police state. That's
what the Democratic Party is. It uses socially progressive language, but it
acts with an iron hand. With all of the talk about how Sanders was able to
influence the platform in a progressive direction, there was clear resistance
to substantive change, even in language which, we all know, is only symbolic.
They wouldn't raise the cap on social security taxes to incomes of $250,000.
They wouldn't forbid fracking. They wouldn't demand that the TPP not be passed
in the lame duck session of congress. They wouldn't condemn Israel's occupation
of the West Bank, even though this is supposed to be US policy. They wouldn't
state that single payer health care is necessary. Aside from policy regarding
Native Americans, they refused to make clear definite statements about
anything. $15 an hour? That's not even enough to live on now, let alone in five
years or whenever it goes into effect. Yes, if Trump wins the election, it
will be a nightmare for everyone. But it won't be because I refuse to vote for
his opponent who is a war monger and beholden to Wall Street.
Miriam
________________________________
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Crawford
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 10:49 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Sanders endorses Clinton: Laws of
political physics confirmed
Hi Alice, Miriam, Roger, and all,
I listened to the Sanders endorsement of Clinton and while the
idealistic side of me was saying he was selling out, the practical side of me
acknowledged he did a really good endorsement of Hilary and most importantly,
she stands the best chance of defeating Trump. I fully know that there are
those who will say that my political calculus is too cynical and perhaps it is,
but I just cannot stomach the idea of Trump and I think Sanders has had a
positive effect on the Democratic Party.
Short and not so sweet, but that is how I see it.
Charlie Crawford.
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alice Dampman Humel
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:19 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Sanders endorses Clinton: Laws of
political physics confirmed
that’s one thing that never seems to change…all those who have even a
glimmer of hope find themselves bitterly disappointed...
On Jul 13, 2016, at 2:01 PM, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
One of the articles I posted last night said it all. Basically, Sanders
did not follow through on his promise to take the fight to the convention. Had
he not endorsed Clinton, he might have had leverage to get a better deal on the
platform. He might have asked about the uncounted California votes. He might
have made the case to super delegates that he could get more votes than Clinton
in order to keep the Presidency out of Trump's hands. But he caved to pressure.
I know that most probably, had he done that and actually won the presidency,
not much would have changed. But all of those young people who had faith that
they could have an impact, that they can change the system, would not have been
so bitterly disappointed. Only the most motivated and dedicated will keep
fighting for change now.
Miriam
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Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 12:13 PM
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Sanders endorses Clinton: Laws of political
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https://socialistaction.org/2016/07/12/sanders-endorses-clinton-laws-of-political-physics-confirmed/
Sanders endorses Clinton: Laws of political physics confirmed
/ 13 hours ago
June 2016 Clinton-Bernie
By JEFF MACKLER
— Jeff Mackler is the Socialist Action candidate for U.S. president
$33+ million and one year later, Bernie Sanders’ orchestrated
“political revolution” fell back to earth with a dull but expected and pitiful
thump, as he endorsed Wall Street’s corporate-funded Hillary Clinton with a
resounding “The future will be shaped more on November 8 [Election Day] than by
any event in the world.”
Those who believed that Sanders was never a conscious sheepherder for
the ever-discredited Democrats will now march with him to the beat of the
“lesser evil” Clinton drum, even as she pledges to find common ground with her
Republican colleagues.
Those who are awakening to the inherent horrors of capitalism’s racist,
sexist, warmongering twin corporate duopoly will not be surprised. For them,
the future will be shaped not by those who profit from climate catastrophe and
endless wars against poor and working people abroad and at home, but by the
millions who take their lives into their own hands and struggle on every front
for humanity’s cause and for the socialist future.
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