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whereisjustice

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19. I agree - we need politcal competition and the threat of consequences for ignoring the will
Sun Jan 4, 2015, 12:18 PM
Jan 2015

of the people. My point about Nader is that we need to be smart enough not to be fooled by the lazy narrative that "Nader caused Iraq" therefore we should only support HRC.

That's 100% pure, undiluted bullshit and we have to be stronger than that.

Remember "Gore invented the internet? Clearly, that was not handled well.

There needs to be real consequences to the arrogance of leadership. They will fight Bernie Sanders to the bitter end and in doing so, there needs to be consequences that leadership bears, instead of the rank and file.

The citizens role in our representative Government has become reversed. Leadership threatens us with consequences for not doing what they want us to do. They cut our pay and benefits.

They are not our boss. They are not elected CEO of a corporation called USA.

That shit needs to stop right now.

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How about this populist plan [View all] aspirant Jan 2015 OP
And the Nader spoiler role got us the Iraq war, among other tragedies. rogerashton Jan 2015 #1
That's my dilemna aspirant Jan 2015 #3
The SC got us the Iraq War. Illegally, unconstitutionally and treasonously. Not to sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #11
Nader didn't do that, a corrupt and partisan Supreme Court did Warpy Jan 2015 #25
Was it Nader who fucked it up or was it Gore running a shitty campaign? Hoppy Jan 2015 #2
Or was it simply a stolen election? zeemike Jan 2015 #4
There was a fix in Florida too aspirant Jan 2015 #7
I think you hit the proverbial nail. zeemike Jan 2015 #9
It was stolen election all the way. Operatives created the Nader narrative as a smoke screen. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #22
Right on all counts. zeemike Jan 2015 #27
Yeah. The conspiracy theory. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #29
I am not shocked at all. zeemike Jan 2015 #30
For me now, this is irrevalent aspirant Jan 2015 #5
If the spoiler is a POWER tool... Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #23
Trust, ethics, a genuine populist candidate aspirant Jan 2015 #26
Both. I got he feeling Al Gore did not have any 'fire' in his belly.... marble falls Jan 2015 #6
Gore's first mistake was backing away from the Clinton presidency. Hoppy Jan 2015 #13
BINGO! A mistake repeated last November. marble falls Jan 2015 #14
It was the Supreme Court and the Bush cabal who had cheated in the election itself sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #12
And let's not forget Gore's abysmal campaign. beerandjesus Jan 2015 #31
HRC would keep promise of meeting Bernie's "demands"? RiverLover Jan 2015 #8
That's why I Think this is a win-win aspirant Jan 2015 #10
I'm not buying what they're selling either Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #24
After all that has been learned about that election... whereisjustice Jan 2015 #15
There's some confusion here aspirant Jan 2015 #17
I agree - we need politcal competition and the threat of consequences for ignoring the will whereisjustice Jan 2015 #19
In agreement aspirant Jan 2015 #20
btw - on re-reading my post, I was using 'you' in the pejorative sense, but whereisjustice Jan 2015 #21
We Can't Stay On This Path colsohlibgal Jan 2015 #16
This path leads nowhere for us. aspirant Jan 2015 #18
I agree colsohlibgal. n/t JimDandy Jan 2015 #28
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