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Incrementalism or No Incrementalism

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29 March 2019, 10:30 AM
QuirtEvans
Incrementalism or No Incrementalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/0...ries&pgtype=Homepage
29 March 2019, 10:36 AM
jon-nyc
There’s a certain type of person who will chose noble defeats over partial victories every time.


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29 March 2019, 12:09 PM
Nina
Reason # 973 why I don't like Bernie. He can continue to push medicare for all, but when it comes time to vote, he needs to vote yes for this, and encourage his followers to support it.

This is EXACTLY why we have Donald Trump in the White House.
29 March 2019, 12:12 PM
QuirtEvans
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Originally posted by Nina:
Reason # 973 why I don't like Bernie. He can continue to push medicare for all, but when it comes time to vote, he needs to vote yes for this, and encourage his followers to support it.

This is EXACTLY why we have Donald Trump in the White House.


My sentiments exactly.

And it's even a little worse than that. Because, by pretending that he'll never compromise, Bernie emboldens his supporters to take hardline stands too. And then, as an example, when he eventually supports Hillary Clinton, they are all locked into their "Never Hillary!" mentality. So, even if Bernie eventually gives in to reality, they do not.

Bernie's rhetoric in the early stages is very damaging to eventual compromises.
29 March 2019, 12:29 PM
Nina
But it appeals to his base. Hmmmm, where have we heard that before?
29 March 2019, 06:58 PM
CHAS
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Tired of Bernie Sanders
My new slogan


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30 March 2019, 08:35 AM
Axtremus
OK, I am not a Bernie fan, and I quite subscribe to the idea of not letting perfection becoming the enemy of the good and all that. But I cannot accept saying this Bernie attitude is why we have Trump in the White House. Trump is in the White House solely because of the people who voted for Trump.


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