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Originally Posted by Burnout18
Too bad the establishment and their phony populist candidate derailed his campaign.
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It is tragic about super-delegates and the fact that so many African Americans did not choose Bernie. I think if America wants a Democratic candidate like Bernie, then the system of choosing a leader must change. First get rid of super-delegates, then educate the people why socialist values matter. This could take a decade or longer, but will help to develop a genuinely informed democracy.
Perhaps America and the World needs to see just how bad Trump or Clinton will be as the President of the USA, before they start to become active to change the anti-democratic parts of the process; and simultaneously understand that the idea of 'electability' is by definition conservative and anti-democratic holding back genuine social change.
My predictions with either Clinton or Trump as President:
1) Further banking and mortgage crises.
2) Further wars, drone strikes and unlawful detentions around the world.
3) Increased loss of human rights.
4) Widening division between the rich and poor causing increased crime.
All the above could have been lessened to help America and the World if Sanders was elected. Perhaps it is not too late, but it does not look good at the moment.