The American people have finally had enough

I do believe that the American people have finally had enough. Many of us have waited, hoped and agitated for the accumulation of a critical mass of dissatisfied citizens to finally rise up and make a difference in this horrendously fucked up country. We thought we were there in the 60s but we didn't quite make it. The opposition tamped down the revolution by the heartless use of State violence, but the revolution never went away. It roared back to life as Occupy Wall Street – and was crushed, once again, by coordinated acts of State violence.

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The revolution roars back to life now as the Bernie movement, a democratic uprising of angry voters. Crush THIS, you assholes.

We're sick of being abused, lied to and exploited. We're sick of police killings, racism, discrimination, income inequality, tax cuts for billionaires, torturers running free, banks and corporations ripping us off and corrupting our government. We're sick of the drug war and the prison system and spending all our money to bomb people in foreign lands. We're sick of politicians taking our money and selling us out. We're sick of the government and industry doing jack shit about pollution and global warming. We're sick of medical bankruptcy. We're sick of potholes on the interstate and falling down bridges and the sheer stupidity of our system. And we're sick of being poisoned like the people in Flint, Michigan. And they're not the only ones who have been and are being poisoned by corporate greed and government malfeasance.

Watch this and think about all the other instances when greedy corporations have been allowed to poison the rest of us — because their profits mean more than our lives:

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Another thing we're sick of is clueless billionaires.

With Inequality Rising, Billionaire Steve Schwarzman Expresses Surprise That American Voters Are Unhappy

DAVOS, Switzerland -- As income inequality and healthcare costs rise in the United States and as an economic slowdown may be on the horizon, one of the world’s richest men expressed surprise that U.S. voters seem so angry in advance of the 2016 presidential election. Speaking at a gathering of corporate and government leaders in Switzerland, Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman told Bloomberg Television that he is bewildered about why Americans seem so discontented.

“I find the whole thing astonishing and what’s remarkable is the amount of anger whether it’s on the Republican side or the Democratic side,” the Wall Street mogul said at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Bernie Sanders, to me, is almost more stunning than some of what’s going on in the Republican side. How is that happening, why is that happening?”

On the eve of the conference, the nonprofit group Oxfam released a report showing that the richest 62 people on the planet now own more wealth than half the world’s population. In the United States, recent data from Pew Research shows the average American’s median household worth has stagnated, as the median household worth of upper-class Americans increased 7 percent. Schwarzman, though, expressed surprise that people are enraged.

“What is the vein that is being tapped into across parties, that has made people so unhappy?” he said, telling Bloomberg’s anchor, Erik Schatzker, “That is something you should spend some time on.”

David Sirota

Why so angry? Why indeed.

Some of them were dreamers and some of them were fools

Some of them were angry At the way the earth was abused By the men who learned how to forge her beauty into power And they struggled to protect her from them Only to be confused By the magnitude of her fury in the final hour

Jackson Browne ~ Before the Deluge

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We're sick of being told, 'embrace the suck, eat your shit sandwich and STFU.'

We're sick of being told, 'no we can't.' (h/t YeaYouRite )

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Clinton to a kid who asked about college affordability: "My opponent's plan is to give free education to everybody." pic.twitter.com/1dXFfTGeja

— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) January 21, 2016

1) If rich people are paying higher taxes, they SHOULD get free education. This also makes them more invested in the system.

2) Rich people generally don’t send their kids to public universities. 

Hillary Clinton, crushing young people’s dreams, one at a time.

YeaYouRite "My opponent's plan is "to give free education to everybody." She says it like it's a bad thing.

We're sick of all the lies and the bullshit. We're ready for this revolution.

This is a peaceful, mature, political revolution, and it’s high fucking time.

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All around America people are feeling the Bern. Give us some truth.

It should be abundantly clear by now that the establishment is working overtime in order to maintain the status quo. The HRC's endorsement of Clinton, the outright falsification of polling data by CNN after the first democratic debate, the lack of media coverage for Bernie Sanders and the attempt by his own party to deny him access to their voter database is glaring proof that the right and left wing are of ONE BIRD. This illusion of choice has served them well thus far, keeping the people at war over moral issues and ideology while they continue to stuff their pockets.  Bernie Sanders is a different kind of bird, and they know it. His integrity is not for sale. He refuses to pander to popular opinion, instead holding true to the same progressive ideals he's held for over four decades. He has proven himself effective both as Vermont's governor as well as a U.S. senator, where they dubbed him the "Amendment King". He rides in on the wind of a revolution to restore our nation to greatness, and I for one can ‪#‎FeelTheBern‬.‪#‎BernDownForWhat‬  ‪#‎BernBabyBern‬‪#‎BernieSanders2016‬

Erin Lewis

We’re sick of liars, cheaters and cheap hustlers posing as public servants.

Hillary Blames Bernie for an Old Clintonite Hustle, and That's a Rotten Shame

The Clintons have no shame, that much you can count on. That stupefying arrogance was on full display in the most recent presidential campaign debate when Hillary Clinton countered Bernie Sanders' charge that she was compromised by her close ties to Goldman Sachs and other rapacious Wall Street interests with the retort:

Sen. Sanders, you're the only one on this stage that voted to deregulate the financial markets in 2000, ... to make the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission no longer able to regulate swaps and derivatives, which were one of the main causes of the collapse in '08.

Hillary knows that the disastrous legislation, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (CFMA), had nothing to do with Sanders and everything to do with then-President Bill Clinton, who devoted his presidency to sucking up to Wall Street. Clinton signed this bill into law as a lame-duck president, ensuring his wife would have massive Wall Street contributions for her Senate run.

Robert Scheer  

Around the time of the great data breach, in which Bernie was accused of stealing data from HRC, my name showed up on the Clinton email list. I started getting all her solicitations as if I was on her team. I started to block them but decided it was just too funny.

Here's one I got just yesterday.

This is what being outraised looks like From: "Robby Mook, HillaryClinton.com"   Randall --  On Sunday, Bernie Sanders’ supporters contributed $1 million to his campaign. Here's the truth: We know we have more supporters than he does. But a higher proportion of his supporters have stepped up to fund his campaign -- and that worries me. The Sanders campaign is outspending us on TV in Iowa and New Hampshire just as voters are starting to pay attention, and the polls are incredibly tight. If you're with Hillary, and I know you are -- can you chip in $1 to help close the gap? Randall, I’m excited to fight by your side to make college more affordable, to provide health care and raise wages for American families, to take on the gun lobby and make our communities safer, and so much more. But before we can do any of that, we need to secure this nomination -- that starts in Iowa and New Hampshire. Chip in $1 today, and show Hillary you’re ready to win: Donate $1 before voting begins Thanks for acting quickly -- we only have 12 days until our first contest. Robby Robby Mook Campaign Manager Hillary for America

They “know they have more supporters.” Trouble is the cheapskates just won't step up and give her money. Wants me to give her a buck.

In the mean time she's throwing $33,000 a plate fundraisers (because she serves the little people, right?). And I'm supposed to feel sorry for her because she's being outraised by ten dollar donors like me? Cry me a river.

Hillary Clinton raked in big cash from executives at a Wall Street firm just after the SEC sanctioned the firm for ripping off clients -- including pensioners. Clinton benefited from a $33,000-a-plate fundraiser at the home of one executive whose specific investment fund was at the center of the SEC case. Click to read International Business Times' exclusive report -- and please share widely on Facebook.

David Sirota

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HRC partisans keep going on and on about all the establishment figures who've endorsed Hillary, as if that's something special and not just the usual bullshit to be expected. These same folks avoid any discussion about how excited and passionate the ordinary people are for Bernie. Even here at Daily Kos, a site full of party apparatchiks, the passion for Bernie overwhelms the status quo. So if you're standing in the middle of the road waving a Hillary sign, you'd best get out of the fuckin' way. There's a revolution coming at you fast and hard.

People have had enough. We've been begging for change for decades, now we're going to force it.

I'm sorry if I've angered or insulted anyone here in the midst of this battle, or been meaner or blunter than I meant to be, needed to be or should have been, but I'm not apologizing for my partisanship for Bernie and the political revolution he represents. This means everything, and not just to me.

I've been waiting, hoping, praying and working for this revolution for most of my now long-assed life. We finally have a reasonable chance at the serious revolutionary change that we so desperately need and have so long been denied, and I can't help but be annoyed and angry at those who are too faint-hearted or wrong-headed to see it. We're fighting for our fucking lives.

We'd be fools not to seize this rare and precious opportunity. And it won't come again. People like Bernie are just too rare.

“This is a man who has the courage of his convictions. If you want conviction, if you want courage, feel the Bern everybody!” ~ Larry Wilmore

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Blow away the dreams that tear you apart Blow away the dreams that break your heart Blow away the lies that leave you nothing But lost and brokenhearted The dogs on Main Street howl 'Cause they understand If I could take one moment into my hands Mister I ain't a boy, now I am a man And I believe in a promised land And I believe in a promised land And I believe in a promised land  

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