Your sneering at the word "revolution" suggests that you don't see fundamental issues in our economic system, and that you don't think a grassroots movement is the way forward. "Revolution" is meant to suggest two things: we need serious change to the core of how we operate as a country, and it needs to be a mass movement that puts it in place. Is that something you disagree with?
I don't completely disagree. But my point is about the message and terminology. Like you said, Warren and Sanders both are progressives and i liked your definition there. But Warren can say we need fundamental change
within the system.
Where Sanders use of the term "revolution" (which admittedly he uses less now then in 2016) is implying that the system needs to be torn down.
This doesn't work on me, and it seems to be working with less and less with much of the electorate as Sanders has settled into third place with fairly flat numbers as Warren has climbed steadily for the last few months.
I think this shows that yes, a majority of Democrats and a decent amount of others want change that will reign in runaway, loopholed, cheating, tax-dodging capitalism, BUT we are still at our core Americans that do like our (semi)-capitalist system more than other systems around the world - that at its best rewards people who work hard, better their education and skills and contribute to the country as a whole in a positive way, and does still give people the best shot at success if they want it. And Americans like being Americans.
I think that Warren gets that in a way that Bernie doesn't. And while i have said before that too many progressives spend too much time in their bubble and don't really have a good grasp on the reality of the bulk of the electorate -which is pretty much dead center, with probably a slight left of center lean on social issues.
Most importantly - our republic was set up by the founders precisely NOT to have a revolution. That is why our system of divided government of co-equal branches, are there to prevent any one of those branches, but particularly the Executive from just coming in and turning everything on its head with no one to check it.
As much as many people, particularly progressives may not like it, change in our country comes slowly, and yes the dreaded "I" word,
incrementally. So as big of ideas that we hear from ANY of the candidates. Most likely very few will come to pass, or maybe very watered down versions will, that hopefully will get built on and improved as time goes on. But that again, is reality. And we should actually be thankful for this, because massive change in the conservative direction is not something we would like either. So our system is there to protect from both sides over reaching.
I agree that it will be a risk with her running vs. Biden or Bernie who most likely could win pretty easily. But the whole impeachment thing now is a real curve ball on 2020. Will Trump being impeached but not removed make him much weaker? Will it actually help him? Will something REALLY crazy happen and he gets convicted? I don't know. But I think anyone running against Pence will have a cake-walk. But who knows who would run in the end.
Anyway, i digress .
carry on
