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peacebird

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Thu Jul 2, 2015, 10:32 AM Jul 2015

PoliticsUsa: Bernie Sanders calls for a political revolution to save our democracy

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/02/bernie-sanders-calls-political-revolution-democracy.html

Sanders had some ideas about government he wanted to share, an appealing alternative to what government has become in America today:

“What politics should simply be about is people coming together, taking a hard look at the problems we face, listen to different ideas, and then go about solving those problems.”

“Despite what the media may think, politics is not a baseball game,” he said. “Politics is not a soap opera. What politics is about in a democratic society is coming together and improving life for other people.” What we have instead, he said, is the Kochs electing people who will make the rich richer “and everyone else poorer.” This is not democracy, he said. This is oligarchy.
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PoliticsUsa: Bernie Sanders calls for a political revolution to save our democracy (Original Post) peacebird Jul 2015 OP
That's what it would take for a Sanders victory, a revolution. Nitram Jul 2015 #1
That is exactly what is happening! peacebird Jul 2015 #2
Woot Woot I'm on board kacekwl Jul 2015 #3
I'm on board with that. nt LWolf Jul 2015 #4
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