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The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)
6. I Have Gone Through Motions Of Appeal, Sir
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 11:08 AM
Apr 2020

But doubt that will matter.

The material presented was what would be read in any textbook discussion of the history of left politics over the last century and a half. People it may have made uncomfortable need to examine their views and actions.





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Quite True, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #1
I was disappointed, Sir, to see a related post in this forum disappear. MineralMan Apr 2020 #2
I Have Gone Through Motions Of Appeal, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #6
I Hope for a Successful Outcome. MineralMan Apr 2020 #7
Bernie's "revolution" is the fever dream of privileged young people, The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #3
Indeed. It also ignores the fact that people can and do vote MineralMan Apr 2020 #5
They want the benefit without the effort. TwilightZone Apr 2020 #4
A coalition must be made up of people who share an idea, MineralMan Apr 2020 #8
Agreed. TwilightZone Apr 2020 #9
Senator Sanders has to use that sort of appeal to maintain the MineralMan Apr 2020 #10
Those who call for revolutions are no better than those who wanted to sacrifice granny for stocks KitSileya Apr 2020 #11
Thank you for adding your cogent thoughts to the thread! MineralMan Apr 2020 #12
Yeah ... armchair revolutionaries la-trucker Apr 2020 #13
Also they happen in response to tyrants treestar Apr 2020 #14
usually the first wave of revolutionaires end up offed by the second wave nt msongs Apr 2020 #15
For my 60,000th post I was hoping to say something profound (as one does), but... Hekate Apr 2020 #16
It Owes To a Common Misreading Of Human Nature, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #17
Bernie Sanders never met a literal revolution LostOne4Ever Apr 2020 #18
How would one meet a revolution? MineralMan Apr 2020 #19
Good catch LostOne4Ever Apr 2020 #20
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