Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Bernie 'will play dirty': Ex-Vermont governor slams Sanders [View all]TomCADem
(17,719 posts)She was not comparing Trump to Bernie. In other words, if not Bernie, then it is better to have Trump because he will make things even worse in order to plant the seeds of revolution. So, to me, that is worse than Susan saying she thinks Trump's policies are good. To the contrary, she says Trump is preferable because he is so bad.
That is what I find most distressing about so many of Bernie's campaign surrogates. It is not that they support Bernie. Rather, its this idea that if Bernie does not win, they will do things to undermine the Democratic party and harm the people to help Trump such as pushing for third party candidates.
Why? Because a Trump as leader helps sharpen the contradictions as explained by Susan Sarandon. That is what I find objectionable. Bernie and his supporters opposing progressive reforms and competent leaders for fear that by improving the lives of people, the people might not feel the need for revolution. At that point, the so-called progressives, become as much a part of the problem as Trump in oppressing the people.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden