Politics, We Will Not Surrender Our Voice

Last updated on: August 29, 2015 at 4:34 pm by Peter Dybing

Politics, We Will Not Surrender Our Voice 2015-08-29T16:34:00-06:00 Peter Dybing

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Yesterday in a news conference, Donald Trump stated that Americans pay “the highest taxes in the world”, which could be true of one discounts all of Europe and Canada as not “part” of the world. This individuals loose grasp on reality and tendency toward exaggeration have endeared him to a conservative base that, lead by Fox News, gave up any attachment to reality long ago. Conservatives, over and over, state that they like him because he “speaks his mind”; frankly so do the drunks I work with in my job at a Detox Unit, which hardly qualifies them to be President of the United States. For now the clown show continues and the Republican establishment is loving it. As long as Trump eats up media time, Democrats are left with little hope of getting their message out.

Former Senator Clinton is also relishing the opportunity to engage someone so far out in his ideas and policies that he can hardly sustain a serious run at the Presidency. Conveniently, she avoids the credible candidates within her own party also seeking the nomination as long as the Trump show continues. She can run to the center all she wants, yet when the electorate follows the money, it becomes clear that she is the candidate of big banks, big money and the establishment. Lets be clear, her candidacy represents maintaining the establishment’s lock on power and influence. While I respect her as an individual, she is so deeply immeshed in power politics that she herself cannot see how she violates the very values she espouses.

As the media feeding frenzy continues in response to Mr. Trump, left out in the cold is a serious candidate with ideas that seek justice, equality, fairness and environmental responsibility. Bernie Sanders is rapidly converting even life long conservatives to his cause. He just makes sense, speaks clearly and has policies that are routed in his long experience fighting for the average man.

My turn to speak clearly, I fully endorse Bernie Sanders. For anyone who believes in social, economic and environmental justice there is no logical alternative. I choose to ignore those who call on me to ignore my beliefs and values with their call to support “an electable candidate”. Frankly if Americans stick to their values, Bernie Sanders is the only electable candidate now in the race.

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