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So explain "broken". If you say "superdelegates" "ratifying temporary rules" or "DWS" or "Trump", I hate to break it to you: this is not what broken means.
by nickbauman 10y ago
So explain "broken". If you say "superdelegates" "ratifying temporary rules" or "DWS" or "Trump", I hate to break it to you: this is not what broken means.
- ethanbond 10y agoIs the condescension actually necessary? How about the first past the post voting system that guarantees two party dominance and thus the silencing of anything but the most extreme and/or most well-funded opinions? That is what broken means.
- nickbauman 10y agoWelcome to America, c. 1928. I'm not saying your criticism is incorrect, you're just really late to the party! With a voter participation that's as low as it is, is there any wonder why what you say is true? So, it's not condescension. I'm being complete sincere when I ask. Look at every democratic president since FDR. All of them are to the left of Clinton on many issues. Yet Sanders, to the left of her on many issues, actually moved the needle and almost unseated her. This is what progress actually looks like! I voted for Bernie yet I'm relieved Clinton will likely trounce Trump. So should you be. If you don't like the system, work to change it instead of claiming "it's broken" and throwing up your hands. I'll be right there beside you.
- ethanbond 10y agoNo one said it's a new criticism. Nor did anyone say I'm not happy Bernie shifted Hillary, and that Hillary will beat Trump. Nor did I throw up my hands and say it's hopeless. Quite the opposite: I explicitly said that discussing the fact that it's broken is one very important part of fixing it. "Right there beside you" by being a cynical naysayer with a bone to pick with anyone who dares publicly criticize a system that isn't quite as bad as total anarchy?