Because Rome wasn't built in a day

Rome wasn’t built in a day. Most change happens through evolution, not revolution. This is a very important thing for my fellow liberals to remember. We have had a record breaking number of minorities in the Democratic Primary this election. That my friends is a damn beautiful thing. That is progress. That is something to celebrate. That is something to be proud of. But where do we go from here? 

How about we complain and throw temper tantrums? 

When I was in school, we were taught about the term W.A.S.P. No, not the extremely controversial 80’s metal band that switched to Christian rock half a decade ago. I mean White Anglo Saxon Protestant. No one ever talks about that term anymore. The reason is that it has been obliterated. We haven’t had a true W.A.S.P. president in well over a decade. 

Progress is slow. Progress demands patience, but I think that’s why Bernie is the wise choice. He’s been patient with his mission for longer than I’ve been alive.

But he is also the only candidate that has put such a great effort into putting things in place for progress after his term. 

It would be silly to dismiss his part in getting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez elected. She’s not old enough to run yet, but she will be no matter how long his run is. Who else has prepared us for progress as much as he has? 

Yes we should have a female president, but it has to be the right one. It can’t be just anyone. Clinton has shown even more why she was the wrong choice. She lost her bid for president 3 times (including the 2008 primary run), and it is more clear now than ever why. 

I adore Elisabeth Warren, but she too is showing why she may not be the best choice. 

But how many times has AOC shut down attacks on her better than any political leader (male or female)? 

Progress takes time, but I strongly feel that a vote for Bernie is actually a vote for our first female president. 

Rome wasn’t built in a day after all.

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If You Support Vote Blue No Matter Who...

So I am seeing a bigger push than ever from the “Vote blue no matter who” movement. In principle I agree and support that fully. In fact, this article is written with the hope that it helps that movement. We need to do whatever we can to get rid of the toxic Cheeto. So please know that I write this BECAUSE I support “Vote Blue no matter who”.

But there is a serious marketing problem the movement is having. Not one single meme promoting “Vote blue no matter who” even mentions Bernie Sanders. Why is that? I have seen floods of articles and video that do not mention him either. This is despite him being the current front runner! This article will be posted on the Next Uprising Facebook page, so please feel free to prove me wrong. Post those “Vote blue no matter who” memes that actually recognize Bernie Sanders.

Now why is this such a problem? You want those Bernie Sanders supporters to vote for whoever wins the Democratic nomination! Remember what happened last time? Bernie made it clear that he was throwing his support behind Hillary Clinton, because he knew she was better than the petulant child we have in the White House right now.

The problem however was that Bernie supporters were not all Democrats. There was also a good amount of Green party members, people who never voted before, and even lifelong Republicans that were ready to vote for Bernie Sanders. How do you get them to support your Democratic nomination after you work so hard to sabotage their candidate? How do you get them to be “Vote blue no matter who” when they see 4 top DNC officials step down due to corruption?

It wasn't just DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz that had to step down (after it was shown that the DNC had a clear bias against Bernie Sanders). There was also DNC CEO Amy Dacey, CFO Brad Marshall, and Communications Director Luis Miranda.

Then to top it all off, Hillary Clinton hired Debbie Wasserman Shultz for her campaign! I know this is all water under the bridge now,  and the DNC has made changes to hopefully prevent that level of corrupt behavior this election, but we must learn from our mistakes. Otherwise we are doomed to revisit the repercussions. Those repercussions are four more years of the liar in chief. We need to do all we can to prevent that.

This is not a plea for equal time. This is not me trying to get more recognition for Senator Sanders. This is me trying to make sure that whoever wins this upcoming primary, gets as much support as possible!

So please stop sharing that meme, article, bar chart, or video if it doesn’t give equal time to all candidates. If Bernie doesn’t win this, we need his supporters to vote for them. Don’t we? Let’s make sure everyone embraces “Vote blue no matter who!”

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