by JackRiddler » Wed May 04, 2016 12:31 am
Sanders has his chance not to squander, as the other thread says. Getting past Clinton is very unlikely. I will understand if he endorses to keep his word of honor and as the lesser evil against Trump. If he doesn't remain in the field for a couple of years as a standard bearer for the opposition against the inevitable neoliberalism and new-war imperialism, and if he doesn't keep running around the country rallying people and raising money for the new third party starting the day after the election, then I will indeed regret my contributions to him.
One possible name for a big new third party in the U.S. is way older and stodgier than Green, but will look wildly innovative here. The Social Democrats. Which is what he is. Ridiculously obsolete in Europe, it will seem and be radical in the U.S. Long as it is not just revived FDR New Deal for the people, which is what the "democratic socialist" has offered so far, but also antiwar. That becomes a non-negotiable bedrock for me and I'm sure most of his "movement" once the dream of playing the game within the rules of what it takes to win the Democratic nomination is done.
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