Bernie’s messaging is always this softie plea for reasonableness. It was inspiring a decade ago, when “Standing up to George Bush” was something that looked like it took genuine courage and might come at some cost.
But post-Trump, it’s just like… yeah. Everyone can stand up and wave a little sign and say “I believe in stuff!” And then… do nothing. Everyone gets to sound like Bernie Sanders, because there’s no cost. There’s no impetus to act. There’s no risk of failure. There’s no alternative. The rich are unassailable and the politicians are unaccountable and the economy will always be fine because we can just flush another trillion dollar bailout through the system.
Bernie isn’t a militant. And that leaves all these pronouncements sounds hollow. It’s just, like, ok - so what? If they don’t show courage then we… do what? Nobody seems ballsy enough to say what comes next. It’s just another season of Vote For My Team This Time.
