Good Morning, 99%'ers!
As many of you may already know, Thomas Frank has a new book out titled, Listen Liberal: Or Whatever Happened to the Party of the People. In this book, Frank examines how the Democratic Party abandoned its traditional commitments to the working class, the poor, and those in the greatest need.
Some of you may have noticed how quiet I've been these last couple of days.
I'm horribly depressed.
And it's an enormous struggle to write this, which I'm tackling out of love and respect for you people, whom I just gotten to know a little. (And perhaps break out of the cycle.)
Just saw this piece on twitter from seth abramson. Articulates some things that have been in the back of my mind, and brings up some things that had not even occurred to me.
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/05/03/5-reasons-bernie-sanders-wi...
Give it a read.
Input is VERY welcome.
HOW TO SWITCH SUPER DELEGATES FROM HILLARY CLINTON TO BERNIE SANDERS
1. Methodically convince each Super Delegate that it would be beneficial to them PERSONALLY and POLITICALLY to switch their support to Sanders
2. Convince each Super D that their constituents, party, and country will all benefit from a switch to Sanders
in your thoughts and prayers tonight.
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada is under mandatory evacuation tonight as wild fires move in. Between 60 and 80 thousand people are on the move, running from the flames.
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From the CBC
Go Gtreen! So how do we turn The Bern into a movement? I'm going all in for Jill Stein.
The Green Party nomination concentiin is August 4-7 at The Unicersity of Houston. From a Green Party email:
Here’s a sneak peek at just a few of the workshops.
Does the Democratic party see the future or are they committed to Hillary? Donald is going for Bernie voters now. Hope he and Bernie get to fight it out face to face for the Presidency. Hillary should suspend her campaign for the good of the country.
We gather today, for the feast of the fittest. Where we honor the foresight of our forefathers, and the science that saved, we alone, and led to our rebirth as masters of the universe. Homo Sapien Sapien (doubly wise my ass right lol) brought us to our rebirth and we honor them also, though we should shed no tears. Their sacrifice was simply the natural order of things at the time and necessary for our survival.
This is short, but I don't see any reason to layer this analysis with anything more than this:
If presumptive republican nominee Trump (after his win tonight and Cruz dropping out) goes after the democratic anointed nominee (Clinton) tomorrow, the Democratic establishment may end up on that road as yet not traveled: the nomination of an insurgent candidate: Bernie Sanders.
