tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post4161248838273895534..comments2024-03-22T10:49:51.766-05:00Comments on Horizons: Is Bernie Sanders Naive?Nancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-6586120687609228802015-10-14T09:39:31.921-05:002015-10-14T09:39:31.921-05:00None. None at all. Thank you for pointing this o...None. None at all. Thank you for pointing this out. The idea that any of us has the time to march on the Capitol for each bill, each budget is ridiculous. Even the diehards who have NO other responsibilities (work, family, local politics) would tire of having to do this. Even I as a total believer in the power of grassroots know that it works best locally. Marching on Washington? Who has the money, the time, the desire? And if Bernie were elected, it might indeed galvanize mass movements - with no guarantee they'd be on our side. Yes the Bagger demonstrations fizzled, but maybe not any more? So think of TWO million marching - one group on each side of the issue. It would be horrible, useless, and cause more stalemate than progress. Good policies and a plan to negotiate with 'the other side' is an essential part of governance. Depending on millions, day after day after day is utterly naïve. UTTERLY.Churchlady320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-18421568232414235882015-10-13T21:41:33.477-05:002015-10-13T21:41:33.477-05:00... and one more thought: can anyone think of any ...... and one more thought: can anyone think of any lamentable historical precedents, any at all, where a country's ruler coerces legislators into supporting him through the use of mobs?King Beauregardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043228078537079759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-78538773137242871662015-10-13T19:11:47.700-05:002015-10-13T19:11:47.700-05:00Green Lantern Theory??? This barely rises to the ...Green Lantern Theory??? This barely rises to the level of the Red Bee Theory.<br /><br />(The Red Bee was a minor hero who kept bees in his belt buckle and could command them to perform tasks for him. That's more or less Sanders and his supporters.)King Beauregardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043228078537079759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-61938011960190210712015-10-13T19:03:44.945-05:002015-10-13T19:03:44.945-05:00Sanders cannot possibly be this ridiculous. Pleas...Sanders cannot possibly be this ridiculous. Please tell me this is like Wallachian April Fools Day or something, because I refuse to believe Sanders has been so completely inattentive the past several years.<br /><br />Hey Bernie, when millions of Americans started rising up to say they wanted better health care, what did Republicans do? They fostered enough Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt to make people wary of change. Then they ran a disinformation campaign to make sure people would be disappointed with what the Democrats did.<br /><br />With that in mind, Bernie, how the hell do you imagine you'll be spared any of that?King Beauregardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043228078537079759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-45746131578921060882015-10-13T16:47:06.366-05:002015-10-13T16:47:06.366-05:00This type of crap from the PUB is the problem with...This type of crap from the PUB is the problem with the movement. It's not about actually governing, we just need to yell louder and the GOP will respond. <br /><br />The only way to get what you want is to win and win and win some more. There's no other wayJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878649147363587109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-53511074455290453882015-10-13T16:38:13.661-05:002015-10-13T16:38:13.661-05:00Sanders and his supporters are a believers in the ...Sanders and his supporters are a believers in the Green Lantern Theory. If you just have enough willpower you can accomplish anything. The important thing is you have to shout louder and bang the podium harder.<br /><br />That should work.Chris Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139817527808942227noreply@blogger.com