General Discussion

I guess when you have nothing and still want to post, that's what you have left.

Since you brought it up, Bernie certainly has no problem taking down Democrats who vote no on something he proposes, even if it "would have made no difference in the outcome," and no matter how symbolic, even an amendment that had no chance of passing. As you've clearly demonstrated, dissent is not an option.

So there's that. Anything other topic you'd like to try to redirect to?



See, here's the thing. BLM will last as a movement, because they invite a wide group in to join them. They don't quash any dissent from a manifesto as heresy. Nader and his like will not have a "movement" that lasts past their campaigning. John Lewis was a great example of a real leader, a civil rights Icon, and he was called a "neoliberal traitor" by those on the far left because he didn't subscribe to the manifesto.

Real leaders don't expect people to look away from their inconsistencies while they demand absolutes from others. They listen, instead of simply waiting for people who kindred that they don't agree lockstep with to stop talking so they can tell them how "silly" or misguided they are, then repeat their talking point loop again. While it makes for dynamic rallies, a movement requires growth to last. Rigidity isn't strength in a movement, just in manifestos. Manifestos don't last once things they claim to be infallible on change, they become hollow.

That's life, Hon. Look at history. I didn't invent it.