A Tourist walked into a Chinese curio shop in San Francisco. While looking around at the exotic merchandise, he noticed a very lifelike, life-sized, bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but was so incredibly striking the tourist decided he must have it. He took it to the old shop owner and asked, "How much for the bronze rat?"
When does Republicanism become the standard of ethical political behavior? Whenever the Clintons run the party
-Using secret, private e-mails to avoid transparency much like Karl Rove, Scott Walker, and other corrupt enemies of democracy
-Massive corporate fundraising, from lobbyists and elites with a direct interest in the outcome of policy choices micro and macro
It was great. Tulsi Gabbard spoke first, a very powerful speaker and everyone loved her(VP maybe?). Bernie was awesome and I think everyone was invigorated and hungry for his words. The thing I noticed the most was how diverse the people at the rally were. I came a away from today wondering how the idea that Bernie only attracts white and young people is viable? This was not the case and it was awesome to see. GO FLORIDA, FEEL THE BERN!!!!
I've been an avid fan and sometime participant on DailyKos for 10 years (or longer) but am striking out in reaction to Kos March 15th edict. I am very strong for Bernie and have gotten plenty irritated by the overt bias on the part of Kos and the Front Pagers in favor of Hillary. What had been an honest forum for Democratic discussion became increasingly hostile to those of us (the majority!) who support Bernie.
The leaders in the cities made the fairest professions:
on the one side with the cry of political equality of the people,
on the other of a moderate aristocracy;
but they sought prizes for themselves
in those public interests which they pretended to cherish.
Thucydides
The elites have been running a successful "war on terror" scam on American citizens and tax payers. It's horror could be usefully contrasted with gun deaths in America. It's outcome could be determined decisively in the 2016 elections. First, take a look at a simple, narrow comparative illustration, before viewing the full comparison of the respective horrors of gun deaths and "terrorist" deaths and their costs to society.
During the 12 months of 2015, 1 January to 31 December, 16 people died and 22 were injured in two Islamicist attacks in the U.S.A.1
During the first nine and a half months of 2015, 1 January to 14 October, toddlers with guns killed 15 and injured 28 people in the U.S.A. 2
Quick math question: What's the difference between $81 million and $1 Billion?
Answer: the letters "o" and "u".
Those letters are all that saved the Bangladesh central bank, and by extension the New York Federal Reserve Bank, from ruin.
I have just finished reading Nonconsensual “Democracy” and the Degradation of the American Electorate by M. G. Piety published in the March 7 issue of Counterpunch:
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/07/nonconsensual-democracy-and-the-d...
The more money for Bernie
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article64923172.html
Nevertheless, to me this is painful news and a major challenge (barrier) to Clinton.
We are in the midst of a moment in American politics where change is possible; as the success of outsider candidates makes clear, a sizable body of the people want real, substantive, paradigm-shifting (perhaps even radical by American standards) change. Given the tenacity and success of establishment candidates, you can see that there are is also a sizable body of people who oppose change that comes in large increments as either unproductive or potentially disruptive.
In the Democratic race, the positions and policies of Sanders and Clinton have been dissected, compared and contrasted - but the key debate is about the kind of change we are to have.
The change debate is the transcendent issue of this contest. The contested issue is whether the American people can demand and have implemented by their "representatives" in government wholesale change, or if they must settle for minor incremental changes described as pragmatic and "progressive" (for people who like to get things done) - because the representatives must ask the permission of the 1% before proceeding.
