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"Now that Bernie Sanders has officially withdrawn from the race, what lessons will be learned by his tens of thousands of supporters? For many of the 20+ year olds, it’s entirely understandable that they enthusiastically backed his campaign. After all, he promised very real steps to make their lives better, like forgiving student debt and government-paid health insurance. Many of those supporters were probably unfamiliar with previous similar campaigns. These include those of Dennis Kucinich, Jesse Jackson, and George McGovern (who actually won the nomination). The list goes all the way back to Gene McCarthy in 1972. What came of all those campaigns? What was built out of them? And what will be built out of Sanders’s campaign? Will it be anything more than just another attempt to push the Democrats to the left, which may happen for awhile, until the pressure eases Then they will slide right back into their more openly pro-corporate comfort zone. “Dirty break” "The end of Sanders’s campaign and the history of the similar ones of the past shows what the “dirty break” strategy is really all about...." Read entire article: https://oaklandsocialist.com/2020/04/08/sanders-withdraws-what-next/ John Reimann -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
