I'm not sure how Dutch or Austrian politics work, but American politics is hardball.
No, it's not. It's a duopoly, where both parties vie for the favour of rich donors. It even makes me think sometimes that Democrats are wilfully weak and dumb. That the Democratic Party is only there to quash and usurp progressive voices.
All of this crying "not fair!" and whining about "poor Bernie" being mistreated by the DNC is childish nonsense.
I'm not crying or whining, but the DNC mails were telling. There was way more crying and whining after Clinton lost. The Democratic Party is still simply unwilling to do a post-mortem analysis. First thing they did, was make sure they could still receive unlimited donations. And now they lead with their values, they're not Trump, and Russia, Russia, Russia!
The DNC is a partisan organization engaged in electing Democrats. Bernie is not a Democrat and he attempted a hostile takeover, which was soundly rejected. My only beef with the Corporate Democrats at the DNC is that they failed to do MORE to hamper Bernie's candidacy FASTER.
Okay, so you actually condone the DNC cheating and the Clinton collusion with the mainstream media? Well, at least you're honest.
If there really was a "revolution" desired by American voters, Sanders should have attempted an independent bid. If his ideas and agenda were what the American electorate wanted, then perhaps he would have prevailed. Personally, I would have had respect for him had he done so, and been more open to his argument.
You have a point there, but the Democratic Part is supposed to be progressive and represent the working man. It hasn't been and hasn't done so for a couple of decades now. It's Republican-lite. If all you care about is winning and beating the other team, I can understand that you care more about strategy than you do about ideas and policy, and simply doing the right thing, for the American people.
It's not the ends that count, but the means whereby you attain those ends.
If Sanders couldn't take the heat brought down by the DNC, imagine how he would have wilted in the general election against the GOP and Fox machines. It would have been a sad sight to behold.
Still a lot better than that horrible Clinton who threw away millions on ads about Trump's personality (a new record, I believe). I mean, as a sight to behold.
Strategically, Clinton's loss to Trump may have been the best thing to happen, but that's something that will have to be decided in the long term. Trump, the GOP and the Corporate Democrats are all integral parts of the oligarchic system, and that entire system needs to change if we are to have any chance at solving things like AGW.
But we'll never know, because Bernie couldn't even convince enough Democrats to vote for him in the primary.
It says more about registered Democrats (again, ignoring the superdelegate and Pied Piper stuff) that they would prefer a horrible candidate like Hillary Clinton over a candidate like Sanders who had actual ideas that appealed to the working man, and could inspire crowds.
I guess that for some people politics is just like sports. Go, Blue team.
If only it were a winning strategy, it would make sense. But it's not. It's a stupid strategy based on emotions like fear, arrogance and hatred of the perceived other (and greed), which is why the world now has Trump anyway. Thanks for that.