Greater good

Bernie at least presented an inspiring vision. 

That vision made anything less become more difficult to accept anymore. 

He put a lot of what people felt such as "Enough is enough."   

Now, we can analyze every single phrase he said and see where he isn't quite correct here or there; and that is what will happen in the years to come.

Yet it is the resonance of his vision that captured many of our hearts and minds..."A future to believe in."

People caught up in that resonance want to move forward with that vision, unsullied by fear:  inspired vision is not born of fear.

We are overcoming many fears as we stand for  our ideals.   We have become delegates. We have got involved inthe politidcal process.  We have blogged.   We have reached out to new friends in social media.  Some of us have dedicated our websites to the progressive movement.  Some of us have lost friends.  We have endured rumors of voter suppression.  We have seen Bernie snubbed at the convention as his speaker, Nina Turner, was denied her speaking slot.  We saw the full weight of the establishment support his rival without addressing the bias of the party against Bernie, and while discrediting and neutralizing his platform ideas.

Yes, Bernie endorsed Mrs. Clinton; and at the same time he went back to the Senate as an Independent. 

And he always said Trump must be defeated no matter what. 

This is true.

I respect that.  Yet I also  think a Trump or Clinton presidency will strengthen the progressive resolve, if we survive the wealth continuing to move upward and the no money for domestic programs as we spend it all on foreign wars and defense contractors that would come from either of them as president. 

I will vote, not out of fear, but in the way most informed by the best values I aspire to. And for the person who most closely represents those values.  

Elected officials are representatives.  They embody the will of the people.  And I believe the will of the people, at least my meager will is one that wants to be rid of fear...


I am truly heartsick for the people who are so consumed with fear that they feel they have to vote for Hillary to save us from Trump. 

Hillary is no savior. She has a record of flipping on issues; she is very savvy, like her husband Bill, and she still hasn't shown her speech transcripts.  
Bernie has been on Meet the Press more Sundays than not during this campaign.  Hillary is very guarded about talking to the media.

And the conduct of the establishment Dems, up to and including the president during the convention has shown a terrible lack of concern for the real problems of our system in favor of cronyism and business as usual. 

I don't endorse that...

Berrnie's strategy is to stay in the game and keep advocating for the changes he has  been working on since the early 1960's.

But the mainstream, whether the corporate establishment, or its apologists who repeat the "We have to defeat Trump" mantra as if it is a mandate for Hillary:  answered  the progressive vision with callousness , fear mongering, and ignorance toward Bernie and his supporters. 

So the compromise is not coming as quickly for us as it did for Bernie...and we are looking for the best solution without the fear mongering.

And we'll find them.