02-27-2020, 08:16 AM
(02-27-2020, 02:32 AM)treee Wrote: A majority of Bernie's platform is long overdue in this country. I have no doubt that he would fight for the working class if he made it to the White House. Some dog on him because he doesn't speak in sterile, dry platitudes but I think that is what makes him a great nominee. People feel like he is being honest rather than just saying the right things to get elected.
A lot of Bernie's policies would already be in place had the Democratic party not abandoned the views of FDR in favor of neo-liberalism.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
