Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Hero
Bernie Sanders, the hero of the common man, is thriving in the political sphere as a democratic socialist. To backers of Donald Trump, I would say, by comparison, Sanders brings the lower and middle class to the table in the workings of America, while Trump demands unfair changes including lower wages. These two could not be more diametrically opposed. Upon reading about Sanders, I was instilled with a confidence that he could actually change this country for the better and bring it into the true modern era. My hopes for Trump are that he will do enough damage to the US that we will be forced to rebuild our torn-up nation in a healthy manner this time. When traditionally reduced to a two party system, I frequently get the immediate impression, in generally every presidential election I’ve witnessed, that both choices are not just awful, but harmful as well, to the nation at large and to a middle class which seems to be disappearing as the gap between the rich and the poor widens. The history of Bernie Sanders paints him as an underdog champion who opposes the status quo, and always pushes for the betterment of America in ways that may alarm the wealthy as well as fat, bulky mega corporations that seek to buy the political process by lobbying in the high millions. They are throwing their weight around, and Bernie isn’t having it. He has championed human rights involving racial and sexual equality, as well as supporting programs such as Planned Parenthood, all of which is harshly opposed by many in the upper class and elderly, right wing fossils whom I don’t feel safe having any lawmaking powers at any level of government. In essence, I came away from my readings on Bernie Sanders with a reminder of how great this country is supposed to be, and the warm feeling that someone powerful is fighting for us, the hero of the common man.
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