Bernie Sanders has inspired me...

[The Magistrate]

12. If You Tried, Sir, You Could Be Even More Tiresome

Give it some real effort. You must have it in you.

And note that, though it is being treated lightly, the line you are suggesting is at bottom rank blackmail, an extortionate threat. A dicey business, many people do not respond with docility.





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."