Although one shouldn't take the word revolution lightly, Americans shouldn't be afraid of it either. While the very idea of an American revolution in the 21st century sounds scary, violent and irreparably divisive, in reality a social revolution can occur without spilling a single drop of blood. Sure, they're some who'd love to see Lloyd Blankfein and Jamie Dimon's heads on pikes, being paraded down Fifth Ave by low income workers, but lets face it, that kind of French revolution stuff is a stretch.
Bernie Sanders is proposing a social revolution. His message is designed to get the American people to finally realize, they'll never mean anything but "the masses" to the billionaires managing their lives. And billionaires who manage the lives of the masses will do almost anything to keep that message suppressed. Billionaires will pay politicians they own to convince Americans a social revolution is ludicrous, unachievable, a waste of one's attention and of course a waste of one's vote.
Billionaires will use it's power, influence, media, marketing, public relations, law enforcement and every legal tool to muddy the issues, obscure the truth, misinform the public and intimidate the opposition. The billionaires will demonize the very idea of a social and economic revolution that'll favor the people. Although billionaires can afford to fight a revolution, they can't afford to let it go too far. A social revolution such as Sanders is proposing could catch fire under the right set of circumstances.
If Bernie Sanders' message can sync up with Americans exceeding their threshold for pain and poverty, there might be enough energy ignited to set the people off. If Sanders can convince Americans, that America's economic, political and justice systems are so flawed and corrupt, there's no other way forward but to dismantle and rebuild them, the people just might be ready to fight for what other industrialized nations provide freely to their citizens. If Sanders can get Americans to see healthcare, education, a living wage and a dignified social safety net as basic rights, he'll have a reasonable shot at sustaining his traction. Still one must admit, those are a lot of ifs.
Revolutions can be upsetting to say the least. Revolutions can turn your world upside down. But from what this observer witnessed in Senator Sanders' last pitch to Iowans, was a plan where the wealthy will support the people more than the people support the wealthy. Upside down looks good to those on the bottom.
Bottom line: Thinking like this revolutionary. Thinking like this dangerous. Thinking like this will get billionaire Michael Bloomberg nervous enough to spend a billion of his own money to prevent thinking like this. Podcast below.
By the way, this post/podcast should in no way be construed as an endorsement of the Bernie Sanders 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency.
By the way, this post/podcast should in no way be construed as an endorsement of the Bernie Sanders 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency.
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