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Moren on 03 March 2020
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SpokenTruth said:
Moren said:
The past few days have been a roller-coaster. Joe Biden has always been a decent man, but he's always failed to bring legitimate excitement from me.

When Pete endorsed Joe last night, it wasn't just a one sided exchange. Joe talked about Pete, and while doing so, he was also endorsing a new, younger generation of moral, capable, compassionate, and empathetic leaders for the Democratic party.

This was never about himself. He is the giant on whose shoulders the new generation of the Democratic party can stand on. He is the one who can heal the divide of our country. Move us in a positive direction. This is not about only defeating Donald Trump, but to rid us of Trumpism and the negative rethoric itself. He is not trying to hold the torch of America to himself, but he's protecting the flame, and passing it on to future leaders.

This is not about protecting an old and outdated ideology. This is about leading with unity. Not with anger. Not with division. Not with populism. The future of the Democratic Party can take many forms. It will inevitably go on a more progressive direction with the generational change. And that's a good thing.

But Joe wants to lead us to that future with decency and unity. Save the soul of America.

I hate to say this but it's all about maintaining that status quo.  That all sounds good but what substance does Biden bring?  What change can we expect from a party leadership that is fighting to prevent any changes?

Did Biden inspire an AOC?  If we're talking about the youth and future of the party, why not stand behind the guy that is actually inspiring that youth and future?  Hell, Buttigieg himself even wrote about Sanders....not Biden.

How many more people must suffer through crap wages, no healthcare, endless wars and crushing debt? We had a real opportunity here and we pissing it all away to appease some party elites that never had to deal with any of that to begin with.

You don't hate to say it.

The future can be more progressive. Biden is running  the much to the left of Obama.

Sanders might represent fast change and a revolution. But there is a lot of underlying anger and resentment that has plagued his message. You can't enact meaningful change if you burn every bridge in your path. You can't heal the nation if you're going to be an unapologetic populist and surround yourself with the worst staffers and yes-men you can find.

The progressive wing of the party could have had Warren. She had almost the same platform as Sanders, but was willing to unify, not alienate.

But not even that compromise was good enough.

Regardless, everyone here is getting too ahead. We'll see what happens tonight.