721 Mr. Sanders will have to turn the page and learn the work. He can look back to Abraham Lincoln.

2016 American President Elections. Mr. Bernie Sanders, rival to Ms. Hillary Clinton to get Democratic Nomination, cannot any longer delay his reply to Time.Com, which has raised some important questions about acceptance of High Dollar funds from Lobbyists, Pressure Groups. Here is a link to the Time.com How Convention Costs Put Bernie Sanders in a Bind- by Zeke J Miller @ZekeJMiller 12th Apr 2016. (Click to go to Time.Com.) .

Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders has scored political points off his rival’s high-dollar fundraising, while lambasting the influence of the “a handful of billionaires, their super PACs and their lobbyists” in the American political process.

But should he win the Democratic presidential nomination, Sanders stands to be the beneficiary of the same largesse he targets on the campaign trail.

Sanders has not responded to repeated questions from TIME over several months about whether he would ask the Democratic National Committee to stop raising money from federal lobbyist money or PACs if he is the nominee, as well as whether he would return corporate funds solicited for the convention.

The gist of the question will lead to a dilemma: If Mr. Sanders gets Democratic Nomination, will he avail of the High-Dollar funds raised by Ms. Hillary Clinton from Corporates and Lobbyists? All the time, he has been criticising his Rival, that she is mobilising funds from Corporates and Lobbyists.

In other words, the dilemma is practising, what is preached.

Without high-dollar funds from Democratic National Committee, it appears as though Mr. Sanders cannot fight the super-rich Trump. If Mr. Sanders uses the high-dollar funds, he will become cheap in the eyes of the voters.

When I discussed this predicament of Mr. Sanders, with a friend of mine, he suggested that Mr. Sanders should turn the page and learn the Work. By "turn the page", he meant that Sanders should turn the pages of history and find out what Mr. George Washington, Mr. Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Franklin Roosevelt et al had done, when they faced crises.

According to me, among the three Presidents mentioned above, I could not believe that Messrs. George Washington and Franklin Roosevelt could face a funds crises. They might have fought their electoral battles on equal play-fields. Mr. Abraham Lincoln might have faced this problem, but I am unable to trace any historical records.

But, the Gettisburg Address of Lincoln showed his courage of convictions. and his preparedness to face challenges, including a Civil War. Now, Mr. Bernie Sanders will not face anything like a Civil War situation, but, there is a danger of Mr. Trump outmanoeuvreing him.

The problem with Mr. Sanders seems to be, though he is making facades of a "Socialist" and a "fighter against the Wall Street", he seems to have already compromised on the issue, though he is not announcing it to the outside world. In the 240 years of American History, none of the American Presidents had to fight that type of a Virtual Civil War, which can lead to more far reaching consequences than the Real Military Civil War of the Lincoln Days. If Mr. Sanders decides to face the Corporate World with a straight sword, he will become the First American President to become the Champion of the people in gutters.

Had Mr. Sanders foreseen such possibilities, he ought to have started his preliminary campaign itself as a very very low cost Campaign. At every stage, he ought to have cut expenditure by 75% of the normal spendings.

But, one thing appears to be true. He did what which the previous Campaigners never bothered about. HERE is a quote from vetsforbernie.org which reports that Bernie Sanders paid overtime to Marshal Town Police for the security arrangements. (Click to go to go to vetsforbernie.org.)

IOWA (VFB) — When Presidential candidates come to town, local police departments spring into action to ensure not only that candidate’s safety, but the safety of the public and everyone involved. Substantial time and resources are spent planning and executing such events, which if not reimbursed by the campaigns, must be covered by local taxpayers.

"...I think a lot of people just assume that those costs are being reimbursed, and they aren’t," Marshalltown, IA Police Chief Mike Tupper, told me over the phone Tuesday afternoon.

"...I am happy to report that Bernie Sanders paid."

"...Not only did Sanders pay, 'He actually asked up front how much, and he paid those costs, which makes him the first candidate to do so in my 23 years [of law enforcement in Iowa].' Not only did Sanders pay, "...He actually asked up front how much, and he paid those costs, which makes him the first candidate to do so in my 23 years [of law enforcement in Iowa]. ..."

Hence, we need not doubt the sincerity and integrity of Mr. Sanders. Yet, there is a problem. If he accepts Corporate Funds, after winning Elections, he cannot harden his stance towards them. His softness, will make him a piece of butter for the Corporate knives.

Apart from Electoral funding, even if there is no need of electoral funding, Heads of State and , Heads of Government cannot today avoid the Corporates altogether, until TRUE AND COMPLETE SOCIALISM is implemented in TOTO. Even after execution, the Heads will have to face the problem of providing Essential needs i.e. food, clothing, shelter, education, health care to the citizen. As long as Socialist Nations can produce all their needs in STATE SECTOR, WITHIN THE COUNTRY, the Socialist Citizens will be happy.

But, for numerous reasons such as crop failures, natural calamities, political upheavals in neighboring countries, every country whether Socialist or Capitalist is bound to face domestic shortages, which are to be met through imports.

If Socialist Citizens can live happily, limiting their demands and needs to the bearest, a Socialist Nation can survive. But the neighboring Capitalist countries will not allow a Socialist country to exist. It will be an eyesore for them. There is no place for "contentment and satisfaction" in Capitalist countries. Nor they can tolerate such "contentment and satisfaction" which does not exist in their own countries, to exist in Socialist countries.

Anyway, let Mr. Sanders cross the first post, i.e. win the Democratic Nomination.

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679 How can there be a Socialist who wants to scrap ban on marijuana?

Loss of Mr. Bernie Sanders to Ms. Hillary Clinton, in South Carolina, for the Democratic Candidature, by very large margin, need not cause much worry to the sympathizers of Socialism around the world, nor his Victory should generate unbound enthusiasm. Reason: American and European Socialist Pretentions need not be taken seriously, though the very concept of Socialism was born in Europe. The nature of American and European Working Class is tampered (not tempered) by the comforts and luxuries they get in Europe and America by enjoying, howsoever little they may be, the shares in the Exploits of Euro-American Capitalism. They do not mind Euro-American Capitalists creating bonded laborers in China, India, and above all Africa. When the Americans shout "We want American jobs to be brought back from China, South East Asia, and South Asia they mean that only non-sweat cushy, sweety, jobs are to be brought back, and not the hazardous and sweaty jobs.

While I am unable to trace any speech of Mr. Bernie Sanders which promises that he is going to bring back to U.S., all the U.S. jobs which were ported earlier to South East Asia, such promises quite common by Donald Trump seem to get enormous support from Americans of all "hues".

ybrao-a-donkey's humble comments. वैबीराव एक गधे के विनम्र राय . వైబీరావ్ గాడిద వినమ్ర వాణి. You have every right to differ with me. I respect your right. आपको मेरे मत से भिन्न राय रखने के संपूर्ण हक है। मै उस अधिकार को परिपूर्ण रूप से गौरव देता हुँ. మీకు, మీ భిన్నమైన అభిప్రాయాన్ని కలిగిఉండే సంపూర్ణ హక్కు ఉంది. దానిని ఎంతో నేను గౌరవిస్తాను. However, pl. examine this donkey's views also. परन्तु एस गधे के दृष्टिकोण को भी अनुशीलन कीजिये. కానీ ఈ గాడిద దృష్టికోణాన్ని కూడ ఓర చూపుతో కంటజూడుమీ, క్రీగంట జూడమీ.

Whether the world likes it or not, or whether the Americans like it or not, whether the American Whites like it or not, the fact remains, U.S. is latently divided on Racial Lines, just as India is divided on Religious and casteist lines.

Every American Presidential Candidate overtly or covertly tries to appeal to his prospective vote bank, as can be seen by this quote from the speech of Mr. Bernie Sanders: Link to read the whole news: Link: Click to go to npr.org.

"We will defeat Mr. Trump," he told the crowd, "because the American people do not want a president who insults Mexicans, who insults Muslims, women, African-Americans. Who insults veterans, and basically anybody who does not look or be like him."

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The problem with most politicians is, to which Mr. Bernie Sanders does not appear to be exempt is, they will go to any extent to woo their existing voters, prospective voters. Suppose the voters are young, they do not know the evils of drugging, they are under a temptation to cultivate smoking marijuana, then the Presidential Candidate will promise to scrap the ban on drugs. My readers will pl. se this quote:

"...We have large numbers of lives that have been destroyed because of this war on drugs and because people were caught smoking marijuana and so forth...”

"...I think we have got to end the war on drugs...I am not unfavorably disposed to moving toward the legalization of marijuana."

To read this full news report: Click to go to ONpolitics.ustoday.com.

What type of Socialism a Presidential Candidate can promote in U.S.A., by legalising marijuana? He will be promoting only the businesses of Drug maphia, knowingly or unknowingly. If there corruption or irregularities in the administration of ban on narcotic drugs, a True Socialist should try to plug the loopholes, and try to enforce it with great sincerity and vigor. He will not play with the future of the Youth, by allowing drugs to be sold everywhere like pizzas and hamburgers of which the Americans are fond of, and facilitate them get delivered at home using drones. If a Doctor cannot cure a disease, he should at least avoid aggravating it.

Of course, the rival of Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hillary Clinton may not be different, as can be seen from her (indirect) performances in the Clinton Administration and Obama Administration. There are not just two choices for Americans "the Devil" and the "Deep Sea".

Anyway, there is no need for Americans to worry about allowing or not allowing marijuana cultivation. Their first President, Late George Washington himself, is reported to have cultivated marijuana, as a cure or palliative for tooth ache.

According to News Reports Mr. Donald Trump tried to quote Mahatma Gandhi, and ended up misquoting him. The problem with most Europeans and Americans is, they do not know much about Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Why write of Europeans and Americans? Even most Indians know very little about Mr. M.K. Gandhi.

Subject to substantial Revision, additions and deletions. To continue and revise this, with more proof.. सशेष. సశేషం.