1st they stole an election from Bernie Sanders (two actually)

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[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I cared. But I also notice he didn't ever mention anything regarding it being stolen. Ever.

I was thinking at the peak of 2016 he'd finally say something about it when it was at the most obvious. But there was only silence from him. I figured "He's saving up his goodwill by not calling out the DNC so he can have a chance to win in 2020" and then 2020 comes around and he bows out, months before the vote was even taken, and again never mentions any corruption of the DNC or why he folded.

At this point it's obvious he's either playing a part (the 'controlled opposition' role to let people think they have a chance when they actually don't), or he's just so afraid that he can't actually stand up to corruption. And if it's the latter, then he would be a terrible president anyway, if he can't even stand up to the DNC when he has the support of the public who sees the obvious rigging.

It's just disappointing all around. And it's disappointing to see people on reddit posting tweets by Bernie still about "how desperately we need change" but then if you bring up the fact he folded twice without ever mentioning why or how to his supporters, you're banned from the subreddit for even bringing it up. Even if you supported him.

It's just yet another personality cult for someone who isn't willing, or isn't able, to stand up for themselves or the people he represents.

It all just makes me sick tbh. At some point you just have to walk away from the lies and spend time on something more productive. Because left or right, there are so many lies to manipulate people in to behaving a certain way. So I'm increasingly not seeing a point in paying attention to it. Jesus once said "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and give to God what is God's." Why should I pay attention to liars fighting other liars for control over hundreds of millions of people? It's just psychologically damaging, and brings a person in to the folds of that world where they start echoing that type of behavior. In a lot of ways it seems like the only winning move is not to play.

[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

You gave him way too much credit and the benefit of the doubt when he deserved none of it, being a life-long part of the system.

I don't wish violence on anyone (except those who willfully inflict suffering on others), but Bernie would have made a better martyr than a politician. He had no courage and a strange scar on his cheek in 2016.

" In a lot of ways it seems like the only winning move is not to play. "

Like a deer in headlights.

Yes things are shitty and will get worse. Often depressing. That's why we need to remain focused on alternatives, solutions, and building a better, more resilient, sustainable, self-reliant, anti-consumerist, anti-corporate, indie-culture, and strong communities-based future. Be aware of the shitstorm (only as much as you can handle and remain healthy) but FOCUS on the things that matter and things we can affect, individually and together.

[–]Jesus 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Permaculture!!!!!!!!!

[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Little known factoidish: Permaculture was initiated in a permaPetridish in the permafrost, as seen in the documentary John Carpenter's The Thing. Unfortunately the experiment escaped the lab only to spread to Hollywood and Manhattan and Silicon Valley to take over the air waves and our culture, permanently. We must hunt down and burn out that foul impostor permaculture and replace it with our own indieculture.