I was waiting to hear what Matt Taibbi’s response to RS’s endorsement would be. I started reading his articles when he covered the Iraq war — his writing has tapped into profound truths more than any other journalist in recent memory.
A choice quote:
Young people don't see the Sanders-Clinton race as a choice between idealism and incremental progress. The choice they see is between an honest politician, and one who is so profoundly a part of the problem that she can't even see it anymore.
They've seen in the last decades that politicians who promise they can deliver change while also taking the money, mostly just end up taking the money.
And they're voting for Sanders because his idea of an entirely voter-funded electoral "revolution" that bars corporate money is, no matter what its objective chances of success, the only practical road left to break what they perceive to be an inexorable pattern of corruption.
I would argue that it’s not just young people that feel this way. Every poll shows that regardless of your political spectrum, age, or demographic: you distrust politicians. With the notable exception of Bernie Sanders.
EDIT: Well I’m glad to know that an article written by Matt Taibbi of all people, is now considered hostile in this community.