Chris Hedges can explain it better than I can. Take time to listen to the interview linked above. He thinks we are past the point of being able to fix the system regardless of the political party in power. If I understand him correctly, our only hope is Hong Kong style massive protests all across the country. Shut shit down. Our recent track record on protesting is not encouraging. I hope there is another way, Bernie.
The Democrats traded in the working class for the bankers and hedge fund types. The Republicans did the same a long time ago and have gone totally insane, trading in voters for xenophobes, religious / gun nuts and even Nazis. Remember people died for child labor laws, safer work places and fighting Nazis. The Left is now dead on arrival. Can we rebuild? It can start with Bernie. But he cannot do it alone. He needs more leaders like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the House and Senate.
The destruction we are headed for now will make those left alive long for the last century when the dead could only be counted in millions.
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