The trouble is Obama's rhetoric during the campaign and his inauguration hasn't translated into action. I watched the 2008 inauguration in an American book store in Prague. The atmosphere of hope was amazing. I know he's been obstructed throughout by the GOP, but more was expected of him given the rhetoric.
That's a piece of Bernie's rhetoric that sits very well with me: he always mentions when he speaks that an election won't change anything. Him getting elected (or not) to the Presidency, by itself, changes nothing. Change can only come through a grassroots political movement that includes all demographics of Americans standing up to billionaires and corporations and saying "We want our government back!"
It's a very inclusive message, and judging by the bar that he just packed in the pouring rain with hundreds of thousands of other people watching the same message in similar gatherings in every state in America, I'd say it's being well received!
The trouble is Obama's rhetoric during the campaign and his inauguration hasn't translated into action. I watched the 2008 inauguration in an American book store in Prague. The atmosphere of hope was amazing. I know he's been obstructed throughout by the GOP, but more was expected of him given the rhetoric.
That's a piece of Bernie's rhetoric that sits very well with me: he always mentions when he speaks that an election won't change anything. Him getting elected (or not) to the Presidency, by itself, changes nothing. Change can only come through a grassroots political movement that includes all demographics of Americans standing up to billionaires and corporations and saying "We want our government back!"
It's a very inclusive message, and judging by the bar that he just packed in the pouring rain with hundreds of thousands of other people watching the same message in similar gatherings in every state in America, I'd say it's being well received!