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Related: About this forumWhy Millennials Love Bernie -- By a Millennial Who Can't Even Vote Yet
By: Jocelyn Quinn
Okay, stop running up to every millennial you see asking, "Why Bernie?" As a millennial myself who can't even vote yet, I know we need Bernie Sanders in the White House. And no, it's not because he sounds impeccably similar to Larry David. That's just a plus...
Before you say, "He's a socialist!" please acknowledge that democratic socialism is not the message of the crazy Karl Marx so appealing to our 20th-century friends from across the pond, whom I learned about in freshman year history class. Hey! Looks like education is useful; too bad so many young Americans can't afford college. Bernie!
Bernie's Democratic Socialism focuses on the serious gaps, holes, tears, stitches, dents, and every other synonym for the damage done to America's economy, government and, most importantly, the relations between social classes. In the past few decades, the rich have become richer, while the poor are becoming poorer. Talk about a gap? There's a mighty large one for you. The 20 wealthiest families in this country own more wealth than the bottom half of America. The lows are low, and the highs are high. I'm talking 1960s "Lucy in the Sky" with too many diamonds high. Yes, I am 16, and I listen to the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and obviously The Stones. Queue the "See! There it is! She's a hippie. No wonder she supports Bernie." Oh the ignorance; I can feel it in the air.
Let's break it down. As a young liberal, I am saddened to see Obama finishing his reign of the Oval Office. As we contemplate his replacement, I think most of us had hoped to see more of a fighting democratic candidate in the race, which Hillary is, no doubt. But the reams of not-so-positive media, whether true or not, (think Benghazi, "The Emails," Lewinsky, etc.) and inability to grasp young people's vote makes her campaign look less like one of a strong female nominee, and more like that viral video of the guy falling down for nine seconds. But what is it about Bernie that has over 80 percent of 20-somethings defending and rooting for him like Daryl Dixon from The Walking Dead? That's right. You kill him, AMC; we riot. Well, looking through Bernie's Twitter, which I do keep up with almost religiously -- even more than the Kardashians' -- there's just something about him!
Before you say, "He's a socialist!" please acknowledge that democratic socialism is not the message of the crazy Karl Marx so appealing to our 20th-century friends from across the pond, whom I learned about in freshman year history class. Hey! Looks like education is useful; too bad so many young Americans can't afford college. Bernie!
Bernie's Democratic Socialism focuses on the serious gaps, holes, tears, stitches, dents, and every other synonym for the damage done to America's economy, government and, most importantly, the relations between social classes. In the past few decades, the rich have become richer, while the poor are becoming poorer. Talk about a gap? There's a mighty large one for you. The 20 wealthiest families in this country own more wealth than the bottom half of America. The lows are low, and the highs are high. I'm talking 1960s "Lucy in the Sky" with too many diamonds high. Yes, I am 16, and I listen to the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and obviously The Stones. Queue the "See! There it is! She's a hippie. No wonder she supports Bernie." Oh the ignorance; I can feel it in the air.
Let's break it down. As a young liberal, I am saddened to see Obama finishing his reign of the Oval Office. As we contemplate his replacement, I think most of us had hoped to see more of a fighting democratic candidate in the race, which Hillary is, no doubt. But the reams of not-so-positive media, whether true or not, (think Benghazi, "The Emails," Lewinsky, etc.) and inability to grasp young people's vote makes her campaign look less like one of a strong female nominee, and more like that viral video of the guy falling down for nine seconds. But what is it about Bernie that has over 80 percent of 20-somethings defending and rooting for him like Daryl Dixon from The Walking Dead? That's right. You kill him, AMC; we riot. Well, looking through Bernie's Twitter, which I do keep up with almost religiously -- even more than the Kardashians' -- there's just something about him!
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Why Millennials Love Bernie -- By a Millennial Who Can't Even Vote Yet (Original Post)
LiberalArkie
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Sorry I missed this!! Great article!
I'm not so worried about future gens now.