Someone's Presidential Aspirations are Severely Damaged

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6. Read the email I posted from Bernie, entitled "Moderation"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/13243179

Short of it:

While members of the Democratic Establishment have occasionally applauded our efforts on the road, a number of them and their corporate media backers are becoming increasingly nervous. They warn their followers that progressives shouldn’t be taken too seriously, that we are “far left,” “extreme” and “out of touch” with American society.

According to these politicians, analysts, media pundits and wealthy campaign donors, the future of the Democratic Party lies in “moderation.” We shouldn’t be talking about oligarchy. We shouldn’t be talking about massive income and wealth inequality. We shouldn’t be talking about the unprecedented concentration of corporate ownership that exists. We shouldn’t be talking about the need to build the trade union movement. We shouldn’t be talking about a corrupt campaign finance system that allows billionaires in both parties to control the political process. We shouldn’t be talking about corporate control of the media.

According to these leaders of the Democratic Establishment, the path forward is to continue doing exactly what they have been doing for the last 10 years. In other words, tell the world how bad Donald Trump is while continuing to defend a rigged and corrupt economic and political system that makes the rich richer, while working families fall further and further behind.

From one end of our country to the other -- in red states, blue states, purple states -- working families, the younger generation, seniors, and the poor are desperately looking for a new and bold vision for America’s future.