DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES SAY NO TO PRAGMATISM

I do so hate the word pragmatic Why ? After all it is very hard to have a policy whose lead sentence is “ Come on guys lets be un pragmatic !!! it is so obvious that to get things done you have to be pragmatic , compromise and cooperate . Here is the problem . I have seen the word(s) used in business and the business schools and the professions to fail to address the issue and in many cases to pretend that there is no issue or nothing on which a stand needs to be taken . It can be the coward or the crook’s way to do nothing when something needs to be done . Let’s remember some Edmund Burke - The only thing necessary for evil to triumph for good people to do nothing - All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent - Nobody made a greater mistake that he/choose you own pronoun who did nothing because they could do only a little So, what do we do now ? Pay attention to the Democrat candidates and watch them dance the word pragmatic I don’t want pragmatism to be part of the debate right now . I want the lines drawn in the sand and the battle engaged. - Let’s have a fight about what democratic socialism really means and how rich western countries can embrace it and not descend into Venezuela - Let’s take on Citizens United and the ludicrous idea that money has the same rights as people - Let’s talk about what it takes to make the super-rich pay their share for the creation of a prosperous country - Let’s face up to what it really takes to provide affordable health care and affordable access to a good education and much of the people is composed of people who need this - Let’s work out what a Green could look like - Let’s battle with a mindset that thinks its better to put money into the military than build a great civilian world - Let’s Battle with a mind set that thinks rewarding shareholders and high-level managers is the only way to grow wealth in a prosperous society Of course, there will be practical issues to address when it comes to detail policy but right now, we don’t need pragmatic compromise we need full and honest debate. That must begin with lines drawn in the sand Right now, my energy is supporting Bernie ,who does not compromise and Amy and Elizabeth who I admire but I worry will blink . Old Fashioned Democrats of the war and wall street party please do not ask for my support .