Bernie
sanders has face with some defeats on super Tuesday, but he has pile
up enough victories to show the world that the United States is
beginning to alter its fundamental characteristics as the world
leading capitalist state.
At first a
presidential campaign with small number of supporters, no super PAC,
with zero expectations has turned instead into a surprisingly
nationwide movement. The movement resulted in major victory in New
Hampshire and four additional victories in Super Tuesday. The
victories can send his massage of working class power against
corporate power.
Unlike
Hillary, radicalism has been the rallying cry of his campaign. At his
Massachusetts rally he asked the audience whether they are ready for
a radical idea. “We're going to create an economy that works for
working families, not just the 1 percent. We have a broken criminal
justice system. There is no rational reason why we have more people
in jail than any country on Earth.” He said.
Social
media storm
For the past
decade, the mass media had played a primarily role in introducing and
reflecting ideas of each candidate. The relationship between
supporters and candidates in these media were monotonous, so the
media could determine to promote a candidate over another. In
contrast to the traditional relation, there emerged the social media.
Sanders supporters have proved that there is no need for traditional
media where the media were dominant.
To feel the
social media storm of Bernie supporter just take a brief tour in
Facebook groups or twitter pages. It's all over the network and it
doesn't seem to be stopped after the presidential election. While
polling shows Sanders bracing for what could be critical losses
tonight, most Bernie supporters claims to live on regardless of the
result. From what is evident in social networks, the rise of a second
"Occupy Wall Street" movement or a social revolution seems
likely and eminent.
"People
have to rise up"
Bernie
Sanders did not trash Hillary Clinton at their latest debate for
being a captive of Wall Street and falling short as a progressive,
instead he focused on things he would like to do as president, from
free tuition for college students to free, guaranteed healthcare for
all.
Then he had
an admission. “For all these things to happen,” he said,
“people have to rise up.” This is the "political
revolution" that is the rallying cry of Mr. Sanders' campaign
for president and what he has been agitating for his entire political
career.
Bernie
sanders and his Anti-Fed supporters are accused of being dreamers,
but there is no fault in following your dreams. The United States of
America has proved that there are some major defects in capitalist
system that has to be repaired. An exact copy of Scandinavian
governmental system may not be the ultimate solution but it can serve
as a successful model for a country already plagued with debts and
social injustice.
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