Caltrops - Balance of Power - Re: Failed scare tactics

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by Vested Id 10/21/2016, 5:09am PDT

What does this have to do with "scare tactics"? It's just hard evidence that Hillary doesn't really identify with progressives anymore. Obama moved the country left to a sane center, Hillary represents some new acceptable pH-balanced version of conservatism, the 100% all-male BernieBro cheerleaders are left dicks in hand, wishing they had that HuffBro swag.

You seem to think that something like good universal healthcare, something every country of our class has, is impossible to make happen here, I don't get it. First, saying it's expensive is kind of stupid, healthcare is a cost that has to be taken care of somehow someway, better to institutionalize it than continue socializing the costs by dumping the uninsured on skid row. Second, Obamacare is not doing well so working quickly to bring it closer to a single-payer system or even a national public option should be a priority, and I'd want a president who is defined by a will to have that be their legacy, rather than a "realist" who pursues more achievable goals like earning her Iron Lady stripes in Syria.

People overestimate what the president can do and underestimate Congress or how much compromise is necessary for any change. Three quarters of Millennials can't even name one Senator and most Americans don't know the branches of the government let alone how it works so it's not surprising that they don't get this.

At the risk of sounding retarded, the strain of "realism" you seem to be embracing is an opiate for assholes and the elderly. Political change does not demand being especially intelligent; will, organization, making your voice heard up and down the ballot are much more important. I guess we should all believe that millennials are just idiots, very soothing.