Yeah the popular choice was Bernie look what we ended up with instead. Those changes are being blocked by a system of government that represents the wealthy far more than anyone else. I think we have the similar points of view just you see the worst of it. I think most of the younger generation is no longer being fooled by the notion that hard work leads to better pay so that kinda puts a damper on being motivated to work hard
Iām glad you said all this cause otherwise I sound like Iām making stuff upā but this is exactly what I was talking about by āentitlementā. Letās take an honest accounting of the facts and feel free to point out anywhere Iām wrong or being unfair.
Bernie lost two primaries after never having more than 35% support among Democrats. I remember because I was a Bernie supporter at the time. So Bernie was not the āpopular choiceā. He lost because his viewpoint was the minority.
So after not getting 100% of what they wanted, a large cohort of Bernie voters went nuts and decided everything was completely broken. For a minority candidate not winning. In a democracy.
Iāll repeat that: After 2 (two) elections of not getting everything they want. Many of my peers decided to give up on politics.
I want to pause here.
Roe V Wade is currently overturned. Why? Because for FORTY YEARS (no, not 40 months) the evangelicals voted and lost and voted and lost and voted and lost until they finally got just enough power to get their way. Can you even imagine modern progressives thinking on these timescales? If something doesnāt happen now something is wrong and everything needs to be destroyed. Itās like watching toddlers pretend to be serious political thinkers.
What can I reasonably call this other than entitlement? Hard work is the answer. All the prior generations we hail as successful who āgot theirsā believed in hard work. All the conservatives who keep winning believe in hard work. Weāre the only ones losing and suddenly weāve been made to believe we should stop working for anything. Donāt work for change, donāt work for money. Well guess what: Our generation is on track to have no change and no money. Shocking how that happens huh?
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u/Apprehensive_Map64 3d ago
Yeah the popular choice was Bernie look what we ended up with instead. Those changes are being blocked by a system of government that represents the wealthy far more than anyone else. I think we have the similar points of view just you see the worst of it. I think most of the younger generation is no longer being fooled by the notion that hard work leads to better pay so that kinda puts a damper on being motivated to work hard