Stop Being So Realistic!

I have been thinking about Bernie Sanders and the 2016 Presidential Campaign a lot lately and I have heard a lot of pundits state that he cannot win because his proposals are too liberal to be taken seriously.   But when you look at the issues and the support he is getting it's clear he is resonating a huge number of us " us as in citizens of the USA.   Still, I suppose we have to be practical and vote for someone who can win, someone who can work with the right wing etc, right?

But I don't want to be practical. I want someone who will stand up for the big impractical ideas like Democracy, Equality, Justice. Someone who does not have to hold back because some large contributor might not be pleased with the wording. Let's stop being sensible and push for great ideals.  Look we just elected our first African American President!  This country is ready to grow and evolve!  Lets stop worshiping the extremely rich and by extension assume that they know something about leadership or morality that is unavailable to the common man.  Democracy is not a spectator sport!

This is a Democracy, we are not an oligarchy or an aristocracy, let's embrace our system like we mean it. Let's get the money out of the political process, stop pretending corporations are people, respect our thinkers and challenge each other to make America work for everyone and challenge each other to grow not just to argue.