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Comment on "Four Post-Election Messages":
by Hal Engel Well said! The action we need is people in every state, especially in the
states that Trump won, who can present these ideas with the strength of
commitment of candidates like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. We also need
organizers who can build and sustain the movement well beyond the next several
election cycles.
Finally, we need a progressive national spokesperson who can not only get
the votes of progressives but also the millions of more conservative people in
red states who are over-worked and under-paid and voted for Trump because Bernie
was not leading the Democratic ticket.
Bernie's absences at the top of the ticket left a void that Trump
completely filled notwithstanding his many well-known character and
psychological flaws. We need Bernie, Elizabeth, or someone else who shares their
ideas, ideals, and leadership qualities.
I'm 73 years old, not in the best of health, but am willing to do whatever
I am able to do to help the growing class of poor people who deserve a better
chance at life. Under Trump we are looking at trickle-down economics on
steroids. As with the original trickle-down economics, the trickle stopped at
the pockets of the top 1%. The rest of us marched in place, empty handed.
Since 1981 the upper class has remained roughly the same size, the middle
class had shrunk, and the lower class has grown dramatically. And the top 1%
has most of the wealth in America. These are the conditions that lead to
revolution. Trump's victory is the first step down the revolutionary path.
What will happen four years from now if the rich continue to get richer (a
likely result given what has transpired during the first two weeks of Trump's
presidency) and the poor get poorer? To quote a song written by Kris
Kristofferson: "Freedom's just another word for 'nothing left to lose.'"
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