Bernie Sanders is a leader of our generation, a face for the goals and aspirations of the diverse minorities that populate this nation. He is an intersectional leader who vouches for the underdog and recognizes the unique struggles of underrepresented demographics. Bernie represents the common American, in all its various forms. He is not simply another face for the upper middle class, cisgender, heterosexual, white man. Despite the fact that he did not succeed in becoming the Democratic Nominee for POTUS, he did succeed in giving a voice for millennials and post-millennials who are tired of standing down to the inequality that abounds in this country. Bernie Sanders has pursued equality all of his adult life. A childhood in a poor Polish family taught him early on that American …show more content…
He served four terms as the Mayor of Burlington, won a seat as an independent in the House of Representatives, set himself apart as one in a small group of independent legislators. Although he faced great competition, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2007 and was reelected in 2012. Now, “Senator Bernie Sanders is America's longest-serving independent politician in Congress,” (Biography, 2016). This impressive record and Bernie Sanders’ impeccable principles made him a perfectly viable candidate for President, and brought worldwide recognition. Thus, “Sanders made history as the only presidential candidate to ever be invited to the Vatican to speak on moral, environmental and economic issues,”(Biography, 2016). According to the Pope, this visit was not one of a political nature, but it undoubtedly stands as a testament to the purity of Bernie Sanders’ message and motives. In lieu of the flame Bernie Sanders ignited, more individuals will crowd around the bonfire of equality In no time, all of America will be feeling the Bern, following Sanders’ lead in the march towards a progressive, fair
He identifies with the dominant group (white males), but he also identifies with the lower class. He “grew up in dirt poor farm country, in mining country, in black ghettos, in hispanic barriers, in third world nations” (Sanders), due to that he was in denial of his white privilege. Wording right here,“I was baffled when the women at the college accused me and my sex of having concerned the world’s pleasure” (Sanders), It was hard for him to come to the realization that regardless of him identifying with the low class he still profited from white privilege. To him it felt like he did not benefit from privilege because he experienced the hardships that of minority and lower class people would go through. Sanders has the assumption that those who benefit from white privilege live happy and fulfilled lives. A lot of people tend to make that mistake. Privilege has nothing to do with how one feels. Privilege has to do with having access to certain things that another group of people cannot have do to lack of characteristic that the dominant group possesses. Just because your experience of white privilege does not always make you feel happy or wholesome does not mean you do not benefit from
Bernie was a people person. He doled out compliments and wishes of wellbeing all the time. The people of Carthage, Texas all knew and loved Bernie. Jack Payne,
Bernie Sanders, current candidate for the President of the United States, Democratic party affiliation, believes that all students deserve the opportunity to receive an affordable, quality education from the earliest stages of schooling to high-level degrees. He has sponsored bills to make public colleges and universities tuition-free, as well as to drastically reduce interest rates on student loan debt.
Bernie Sanders is running for President of the United States of America as a democratic candidate. His competition for the primary elections is Hillary Clinton, a well-known politician with plenty of experience under her belt. Bernie is running as a non-traditional candidate, which is a main factor of why his campaign is extremely successful and popular with the American people. A recent political ad released by Sander’s campaign team called “Real Change” emphasizes his family values and dedication to the working class, fighting for the votes of the average American. The ad implies Bernie is the right man for the job due to his long history of experience and commitment to the issues he believes in. This political ad illustrates how Bernie
Using the rhetorical analysis method, Bernie Sanders and Martin Luther King used the three elements which are ethos, pathos, and logos in their speeches. To start off with Bernie Sanders, he successfully uses ethos to begin with his self as someone who is credible and should be listen to. He gives a history of his mom and dad going back down to his childhood and making it clear that he did not grow up rich or had lots of freedom, instead
minister at the age of 18. King used this to express himself freely and he was able to
Towards the middle of the nineteenth century a “Catholic” candidate, Paul Blanshard, ran for presidency. Blanshard was a burden to the Republicans due to his religion. The view of Catholicism was an institutional and political problem. Even if the candidate was not Catholic, he was married by a Catholic priest and apparently that was a connected him to Catholic problems. A political problem because Catholicism was a world power that of Pr...
Our country needs leaders and there is no doubt that Martin Luther King Jr. was wanting a leader as well. Whether Barack Obama is the answer to his "dream" or not remains to be seen. Looking back if we were to move toward a government were everybody could be guaranteed equal treatment under the law, it would be great, but it is just not possible because there will always be someone that comes along and changes the way a law should be. However, what cannot be changed is the way people should be treated under that law and that is fairly. Everybody was created equal and everybody should be equal with each other no matter the situation.
Martin Luther King was one of the greatest civil right activists in American history. Martin Luther King impacted American society in many ways and one of the most important things he did for America was weakening racism in America. At the time when he was living, colored people living America were treated differently with white people. For example colored people needed a pass to go through certain places, they could not go to the same school as white people and it was much harder for colored people to get a job compare to white people. Martin Luther king thought these were wrong. He also thought these were against American dream. For him American dream meant every people having equal rights, opportunity and freedom. What was happening in America were completely against these. To fix this problem, Martin Luther King moved around the country and did nonviolent protest and organized a peaceful marching which attracted national attention showing brutality of police that were trying to stop the march. Martin Luther King also delivered a lot of speeches that inspired many people all over the world and one of his speeches include “I have a Dream.” One of the most famous speeches in America. In this speech he clearly explain his own opinion of how he think everyone should be treated
Bernard “Bernie” Sanders, is one of the best candidates for this years 2016 presidential election. He is the junior United States Senator from Vermont. He has demonstrated his passion towards an equal and stabilized country. Sanders is a man who believes in a country that is equal and all voices should be heard. Socioeconomic issues are to be heard of by all people because these issues are what make the people and the country. His propositions to a better socioeconomic country will better the relationships we have with one another. Voting for Bernie Sanders, means voting for a country that will be equal to all the people living here. A country deserves to be united by all the people living here regardless of race. We are all human, we all deserve
Martin Luther King Jr. made many claims about the American society in his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 that were all legitimate. Today, we have made many advances toward the racial equality that he sought. As a nation, however, we still have not "opened the door of opportunity to all God's children", as King so eloquently put it. In part, this is due to the fact that although our society has reached a degree of political nondiscrimination, this political nondiscrimination has not led to economic nondiscrimination. What it has led to, though, is affirmative action policy and awareness among the people of this country that justice is a complicated process that has yet to be realized. King made us aware that Blacks weren't receiving equal treatment under our laws, and this awareness led to equal rights policy. These equal rights policies have, in turn, led to affirmative action policies. Affirmative action policies of equal opportunity were necessary because political equality was not resulting in economic equality. Today's citizens are still not satisfied, however. This is because affirmative action policy, to date, has been based on egalitarian policy, which has not resulted in economic security nor a sense of balanced justice. In this paper, I will show how Martin Luther King Jr. initiated a growth process in our country by creating an awareness, and that this awareness is gradually evolving toward a justice that we have yet to realize. I will show that Americans are still in the midst of growing pains, and that equality, opportunity, and justice are complex issues that we are slowly working out over ti...
Martin Luther King Jr. was the figurehead of a movement that demanded rights for all, no matter the color of their skin. Throughout his time as a civil rights
Within his community, Milk encouraged other leaders to rise up and work with him in order to facilitate advancement towards equal rights. In any given system, whether work, the political sphere, or activism circles, there are going to be multiple leaders, and we need those leaders to foster development. By working together, we can accomplish so much more, and Milk showed the principle throughout his
and he also has witnessed the corruption of the American promise of equality for all.
Growing up in the South I experienced the affects of desegregation in the schools and saw how one person standing up for what they believe in could make a difference. On the national stage Martin Luther King Jr. was a powerful agent of change. He stood up for what he believed in and was subjected to abuse and violence as a result. Martin Luther King became the leader of a movement that forced huge changes in this country - from desegregation to voting rights to equal opportunity laws.