Bernie Sanders

n2doc

(47,953 posts) Wed Jan 20, 2016, 12:09 PM Jan 2016

Bernie Sanders and the Failure of Propaganda

by TED RALL

The independent senator from Vermont says the economic system is rigged against working-class Americans. He’s right.

The electoral political system is a subsidiary of those who rule the economy. Which is why Bernie Sanders never stood a chance. The political system was rigged against him.

And yet, despite the formidable institutional obstacles stacked against him, Sanders is doing great: largely considered a shoo-in to win New Hampshire, leading in Iowa, closing the gap nationally. Surprised pundits are marveling at his popular momentum, ground organization and fundraising prowess. There is now a credible path to the Democratic nomination and, if he runs against GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, to the White House.

Center-right Hillaryworld wants to know: how did this happen?

Leftists wonder: is this cause for hope?

It is an amazing story. Everyone in a position to block Sanders’ campaign did everything they could to sabotage him.

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http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/01/20/bernie-sanders-and-the-failure-of-propaganda/

Note I do not agree with Ted's conclusions at the end. But the rest is spot on.

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Bernie Sanders and the Failure of Propaganda (Original Post) n2doc Jan 2016 OP

It shows the power of the social media/internet. jalan48 Jan 2016 #1

K & R By the way, I view Ted's conclusion as a challenge. RufusTFirefly Jan 2016 #2

jalan48

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1. It shows the power of the social media/internet.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 12:12 PM

Jan 2016

Which means something will have to be done about this soon! Look for sweeping changes, a la the Chinese, over what we can access.

RufusTFirefly

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2. K & R By the way, I view Ted's conclusion as a challenge.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 12:25 PM

Jan 2016

Think of Ebeneezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Future:

“Are these the things that will be, or only the shadows of things that may be?”

It's up to us to change history and to rewrite Rall's conclusion.

We're already on our way.

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