Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Aaaaaaand the Berners are already attacking Civil Rights icon John Lewis ... [View all]nolawarlock
(1,729 posts)I keep seeing this all over Twitter and Facebook. I'll give the Berners this much. I do think this crisis will bring us closer than we've ever been to some crazy uprising but here's the thing
We are not the truly impoverished Egyptians who brought about the Arab Spring or other places where things are truly so bad and have been for so long that people were forged in adversity.
We are Tiger King America. We lag behind most industrialized nations in quality education. We get our intellectual sustenance from the Real Housewives. Even these homeless Berners I've seen roaming the streets of New Orleans and calling themselves gutterpunks are carrying expensive smart phones. Americans today lack the fortitude, temerity, and resilience for rebellion.
This Bernie movement is little more than something for most of them to do so that they feel like their life has meaning. It's certainly not about actually getting anything done.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden