Do What You Want: An Open Letter to the Bernie or Bust Movement on Behalf of the Democratic Party

Do What You Want: An Open Letter to the Bernie or Bust Movement on Behalf of the Democratic Party: The Bernie or Bust movement believes themselves to be indispensable.
However, much like the Hillary or Bust movement in 2008 these folks will
inevitably either jump on board with the Democratic Party's nominee or will
go down as a simple footnote in history.



Speaks volumes that for the second time in the past 8 years this is needed to be said.  So I ask myself the question that needs to be answered.  Where do you stand? What do you care about? Is winning really everything? Why?  Also finally, and what lengths would an individual go to screwed over his/her fellows citizens and children. Makes you think right?



Just Saying

A Table Conversation - I Witnessed & What I Learned

There are moments when you are just sitting minding your own busy when suddenly you ears flutter to people talking.  Well, for me it happen to be at a birthday party for a friend of my wife and I was sitting with a elder couple and a somewhat late thirties white male.  They were talking about politics and their points of view on the going on of the world.   

At first, I would have to admit I try to pay no mind, but their conversation drew me in with every passing moment till I eventually would take part. I would say that it was one of the highlights of the party for me, because it allowed for two sides of the coin to have a decent non-troll like conversation that is missed in today’s political lexicon.  Adults have an deep and interesting conversation in which they can find points to agree on and points to adamantly disagree on.  They share their perspectives of free market to the birth and success of Obamacare.  The nuance of the their talking points and deep thought thrilled me in which I wish I could have that with some of the people I met on twitter.  

So I am sitting there listening to what he can be called a “free-thinking” conservative and a moderate liberal. It was a cordial but heated debate at times but mostly subdued.  It was a political conversation that we all wish we can have with family, friends or strangers.  It was conversation done with respect and also fostered good human decency between the two viewpoints. 

It makes you wonder what does it really mean to be political involved? Does being mean-spirited and rude show that you are or is it allowing both sides to air their opinions and find common ground. 

So a table conversation is still a possibility in this modern political era, where hostility and who is the loudness seems to drown out common sense and human decency.   

Where does that leave us? Is there a way that we can come back from where we stand now and take a seat at the Table again? It is an idea and maybe it can become a reality. Wishful thinking I guess