Green Lanternism

[Sandy Hausler]

I loved this quote from Paul Krugman's column in yesterday's New York Times:

"But Sanders isn’t making a selective case, arguing that Obama should have been more aggressive on some fronts. He’s arguing for a maximalist agenda on all fronts: complete elimination of private health insurance and a vast expansion of government programs that would require major tax increases on the middle class as well as the wealthy.

"The political theory behind this maximalism is an assertion that a bold populist program would transform the electoral landscape, winning over white working-class voters and bringing a surge of new voters, all of this on a scale sufficient both to win a smashing victory in November and to intimidate centrist members of Congress into accepting radical proposals.

"There is, unfortunately, no evidence to support this political theory; in particular, the promised surge in young voters failed to materialize on Super Tuesday. So Sandersism is looking more than a bit like Green Lanternism — a belief that political miracles can be achieved by sheer force of will."

Another example that comic books are now in the mainstream, even outside of movies and television.

[j9ac9k]

Wow, so not only a GL shout out in the New York Times, but a neologism as well? I've never heard or seen the term "Green Lanternism" before, but I like it.

I want to see GL being used as a verb as well:
Rudy was laughed off the field and told he would never succeed, but he Green Lanterned his way onto the team and won the big game.

[Phoenixx9]

I loved this quote from Paul Krugman's column in yesterday's New York Times:

"But Sanders isn’t making a selective case, arguing that Obama should have been more aggressive on some fronts. He’s arguing for a maximalist agenda on all fronts: complete elimination of private health insurance and a vast expansion of government programs that would require major tax increases on the middle class as well as the wealthy.

"The political theory behind this maximalism is an assertion that a bold populist program would transform the electoral landscape, winning over white working-class voters and bringing a surge of new voters, all of this on a scale sufficient both to win a smashing victory in November and to intimidate centrist members of Congress into accepting radical proposals.

"There is, unfortunately, no evidence to support this political theory; in particular, the promised surge in young voters failed to materialize on Super Tuesday. So Sandersism is looking more than a bit like Green Lanternism — a belief that political miracles can be achieved by sheer force of will."

Another example that comic books are now in the mainstream, even outside of movies and television.

Ha! I missed that. It seems more people are reading GL than they let on!

[Elmo]

New York Times is a rag run by Morgan Edge

[Lightning Rider]

Not a fan of the article but that's a cool mention.

[The no face guy]

He is probably right in that Joe Biden is looking like he will beat Bernie, as the Democrats have become the party of the status quo with the rise of Trump.

Unfortunately it is for that reason I think they will lose the election, Biden can probably win his home town of Pennsylvania and Michigan, but I doubt he could pry Florida or Wisconsin away from Trump.

In contrast, Bernie has huge support amongst Hispanics, especially the younger vote, which could tip Florida to his side with the right running mate, he also does well in predominantly white working class states, so I can see him taking Wisconsin as well as other Blue wall states in the midwest.

[MichaelC]

Pretty much. This is s Return-To-Normalcy year, not an Anti-Establishment year. Which benefits both Biden and Trump, giving Biden the primary but Trump the election.

[Sandy Hausler]

He is probably right in that Joe Biden is looking like he will beat Bernie, as the Democrats have become the party of the status quo with the rise of Trump.

Unfortunately it is for that reason I think they will lose the election, Biden can probably win his home town of Pennsylvania and Michigan, but I doubt he could pry Florida or Wisconsin away from Trump.

In contrast, Bernie has huge support amongst Hispanics, especially the younger vote, which could tip Florida to his side with the right running mate, he also does well in predominantly white working class states, so I can see him taking Wisconsin as well as other Blue wall states in the midwest.

Make that status quo ante. The status quo is Trumpism, and whatever the Democrats do, it won't be anything like that!