It’s cute people still believe Bernie lost the votes in 2016 and 2020 and refuse to recognize the BLATANT corruption in the DNC. We The People were completely with Bernie. His donations and crowd size proved it. In 2020 Biden couldn’t fill a HS gym before the Primary and you didn’t see HRC holding any rallies ANYWHERE.
I hear you. I didn't want to distract from the core points too much by pointing out that the corporate elite did everything they could to ensure he was denied the nomination
No I totally understand why you wrote it the way you did. The willful ignorance is alive and well in the Democratic Party just as much as the Republican Party. It’s just been so frustrating with the non stop gaslighting for at least the last decade
At least Bernie and AOC are doing something unlike any of the other Democrats the pieces of s*** sitting there in their chairs and doing absolutely nothing except getting their paychecks.
Also, I wanna speak up about one thing. And, I’m saying this as an Independent.
Biden was the first president since Carter that rejected the trickle down economics that the Reagan Revolution had brought us and has dominated our political system in this country since ‘81.
Unfortunately most of this was not covered in the media at all. 4 year wasn’t enough time to fix 40+ years of neoliberal policies.
I’m ready for one of these parties to die and a new one rise from the ashes that will continue to work for the working people.
Yes, the Democrats have lost the thread. The rules are not the same. There are so many really great, young lefties on social media who should run for Congress. Make the change that you want to see.
Not sure who this Tony person is but it sounds as if he’s not remotely close to progressive if he’s trashing Bernie & AOC.
I do have to point out that the things you mentioned are missing in their tour of the country thus far have already been touched upon. AOC in AZ did talk about the culture wars being a distraction. She had a whole 5 minute segment about it.
The things they haven’t talked about yet are the nitty gritty details on how we go from a maga fascist administration to a center left democratic socialism one.
Bc the truth is that the Democratic Party has been center and center right for a longggggg time. They keep trying to pander to center and center right people and there are NO MORE CENTER PEOPLE LEFT TO PANDER TO!! It’s mind boggling that they think there’s still millions of non-voters they can reach via a centrist platform.
89,000,000. That’s the number they need to talk about on each stop. 89 million voting eligible people who didn’t vote. Who are those people? Many of them are socialists, progressives, or fed up w/ both parties and think they’re both too corrupt to support. Dems have given nothing but weak and pathetic lip service to the left while sucking up to everything center, center, center.
In her seminal work Strangers In Their Own Land (2016), Arlie Russell Hochschild’s metaphor of people “…patiently standing in a middle of a long line leading up a hill, as in a pilgrimage. Others beside you seem like you – white, older, Christian, predominantly male. Just over the brow of the hill is the American Dream” who are constantly being pushed back as others are inserted into the line ahead of them speaks directly to the problem Dem’s must overcome and is the reason that Bernie and AOC are drawing crowds.
They get it. They understand that the Dem’s have been ignoring the cohort that has coalesced into Trump voters because no one paid attention to them as others were inserted into line ahead of them.
Read her book and then read her just published Stolen Pride. The paradigm shift is to understand how the Dem’s created their own problem and how Bernie and AOC have started to adjust to current reality.
Bless you for saying this!! It’s is a disaster for the Democratic Party that the folks “in charge” in the party so desperately cling to their perceived power that they refuse to do what is right and to tell the truth to their ever so loyal (but growing disgruntled disgusted) voters. Listen to Bernie and AOC for god’s sake and try doing what will help your voters (and everyone else) and stop being so concerned with helping yourselves!♥️
I have to agree with you on this one, Marie. I listen to Tony pretty much every day. Bernie and AOC a sounding a lot like him. I was surprised when he was putting them down.
Your points are all dead on! I have been thinking this and getting frustrated about points of view. We just need to keep rolling the snowball down the hill and gathering people and steam. This is our time for movement. Now!!
Tony from The Tony Michaels Podcast, live M-F 11am -1pm CST. He speaks for the Great American Working Class against the Billionaire Mafia. He is obnoxious and my favorite podcaster but Marie Riverton is right on this one.
So funny I remember when Tony had to go take a walk around his neighborhood with his headphones on so he can post his thoughts to everyone on Twitter. I was the one that told him to get a podcast way back then. And he did. Then I ask him to follow me on Blue sky and he ignored me wonderful. You're welcome Tony! 😞
The good news is he keeps us around on the Coffman Chronicle to spread the message (and sometimes the rebuke) without the language. Luckily I can translate trash mouth as I too am fluent
It’s cute people still believe Bernie lost the votes in 2016 and 2020 and refuse to recognize the BLATANT corruption in the DNC. We The People were completely with Bernie. His donations and crowd size proved it. In 2020 Biden couldn’t fill a HS gym before the Primary and you didn’t see HRC holding any rallies ANYWHERE.
I hear you. I didn't want to distract from the core points too much by pointing out that the corporate elite did everything they could to ensure he was denied the nomination
No I totally understand why you wrote it the way you did. The willful ignorance is alive and well in the Democratic Party just as much as the Republican Party. It’s just been so frustrating with the non stop gaslighting for at least the last decade
At least Bernie and AOC are doing something unlike any of the other Democrats the pieces of s*** sitting there in their chairs and doing absolutely nothing except getting their paychecks.
Also, I wanna speak up about one thing. And, I’m saying this as an Independent.
Biden was the first president since Carter that rejected the trickle down economics that the Reagan Revolution had brought us and has dominated our political system in this country since ‘81.
Unfortunately most of this was not covered in the media at all. 4 year wasn’t enough time to fix 40+ years of neoliberal policies.
I’m ready for one of these parties to die and a new one rise from the ashes that will continue to work for the working people.
Yes, the Democrats have lost the thread. The rules are not the same. There are so many really great, young lefties on social media who should run for Congress. Make the change that you want to see.
Not sure who this Tony person is but it sounds as if he’s not remotely close to progressive if he’s trashing Bernie & AOC.
I do have to point out that the things you mentioned are missing in their tour of the country thus far have already been touched upon. AOC in AZ did talk about the culture wars being a distraction. She had a whole 5 minute segment about it.
The things they haven’t talked about yet are the nitty gritty details on how we go from a maga fascist administration to a center left democratic socialism one.
Bc the truth is that the Democratic Party has been center and center right for a longggggg time. They keep trying to pander to center and center right people and there are NO MORE CENTER PEOPLE LEFT TO PANDER TO!! It’s mind boggling that they think there’s still millions of non-voters they can reach via a centrist platform.
89,000,000. That’s the number they need to talk about on each stop. 89 million voting eligible people who didn’t vote. Who are those people? Many of them are socialists, progressives, or fed up w/ both parties and think they’re both too corrupt to support. Dems have given nothing but weak and pathetic lip service to the left while sucking up to everything center, center, center.
Thank you for the clarification. I haven't had time to fully listen to each rally. I'm delighted to be wrong.
In her seminal work Strangers In Their Own Land (2016), Arlie Russell Hochschild’s metaphor of people “…patiently standing in a middle of a long line leading up a hill, as in a pilgrimage. Others beside you seem like you – white, older, Christian, predominantly male. Just over the brow of the hill is the American Dream” who are constantly being pushed back as others are inserted into the line ahead of them speaks directly to the problem Dem’s must overcome and is the reason that Bernie and AOC are drawing crowds.
They get it. They understand that the Dem’s have been ignoring the cohort that has coalesced into Trump voters because no one paid attention to them as others were inserted into line ahead of them.
Read her book and then read her just published Stolen Pride. The paradigm shift is to understand how the Dem’s created their own problem and how Bernie and AOC have started to adjust to current reality.
Quote from: https://globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/articles/the-american-right-its-deep-story
Thank you for the recommendation! We should make a book club
Bless you for saying this!! It’s is a disaster for the Democratic Party that the folks “in charge” in the party so desperately cling to their perceived power that they refuse to do what is right and to tell the truth to their ever so loyal (but growing disgruntled disgusted) voters. Listen to Bernie and AOC for god’s sake and try doing what will help your voters (and everyone else) and stop being so concerned with helping yourselves!♥️
I have to agree with you on this one, Marie. I listen to Tony pretty much every day. Bernie and AOC a sounding a lot like him. I was surprised when he was putting them down.
Ditto. I think Tony has missed the relevance on this one.
Great piece! Spot on! At least these two are doing something. Unlike 98% of the so-called “opposition” party.
Your points are all dead on! I have been thinking this and getting frustrated about points of view. We just need to keep rolling the snowball down the hill and gathering people and steam. This is our time for movement. Now!!
I like the points you are making here about how they might make their speeches even more powerful. Who is “Tony” you seem to be addressing here?
Tony from The Tony Michaels Podcast, live M-F 11am -1pm CST. He speaks for the Great American Working Class against the Billionaire Mafia. He is obnoxious and my favorite podcaster but Marie Riverton is right on this one.
So funny I remember when Tony had to go take a walk around his neighborhood with his headphones on so he can post his thoughts to everyone on Twitter. I was the one that told him to get a podcast way back then. And he did. Then I ask him to follow me on Blue sky and he ignored me wonderful. You're welcome Tony! 😞
Thank you. Your advice changed lives for the better. The Tony Michaels Podcast has built a community of kind, funny, smart people.
Thanks Kim. Just gave a listen to Tony. Not my cup of tea, but he speaks out, so good for him. 👊🏻
The good news is he keeps us around on the Coffman Chronicle to spread the message (and sometimes the rebuke) without the language. Luckily I can translate trash mouth as I too am fluent
Let's hope they can keep it up.
For years I’ve called myself an independent. Thanks to your article here, I now have two new terms: politically abandoned and politically homeless.
Great article Marie and I completely agree with you.
I think everyone is fed up with BOTH parties not doing fuck all for any of us. Let’s make a new People’s Party ✊
Absolutely love this article and I am an 83 yr old woman. You are right on to implore others to join Bernie and AOC to have rallies of their own
I meant to say sitting in their chairs sorry!!! 😞