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Hillary is a hugely unpopular two-time loser. Gabbard asked why would Dems think a third run by her for the nation's highest office "would result in anything different," adding:
Whether she's "on the ballot or not, her foreign policy will be, as many of the (Dem) candidates adhere to her doctrine of acting as the world's police, using the tools of war to overthrow governments we don't like, wasting taxpayer dollars, costing American lives, causing suffering and destruction abroad, and undermining America's security.
"A Gabbard presidency would mean the end of trying to police the world, no more overthrowing governments, an end to the new Cold War and nuclear arms race, and redirecting our resources to urgent needs at home.
"That doesn't mean I'm an isolationist. I will lead with a robust, positive foreign policy based on diplomacy and cooperation rather than confrontation and conflict.
"Those who follow the Bush-Clinton doctrine believe the only way to interact with other nations is by bombing them or starving them with draconian sanctions."
It's also the Obama doctrine, the same agenda of most past US presidents and vast majority of congressional members.
It's an imperial doctrine, demanding other nations bend to Washington's will or be smashed by war and/or economic terrorism.
It's a neoliberal harshness doctrine, serving privileged interests exclusively at the expense of equity and justice for all.
It's a police state doctrine, targeting truth-telling journalists like Julian Assange and whistleblowers exposing government wrongdoing like Chelsea Manning.
It's an anti-democratic, anti-human and civil rights doctrine, notions the US ruling class and its supportive media abhor.
Gabbard said if elected president, she'll work to "revers(e) the damage the Bush-Clinton doctrine has done to America and the world."
Anthropologist Margaret Mead once said: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Small numbers of committed people can motivate larger numbers to get involved, what's badly needed.
Activism for positive change requires taking to the streets, putting bodies of committed people on the line, no longer tolerating the intolerable status quo exploiting ordinary people so privileged ones can benefit.
Change always comes bottom up, never top down, why voting achieves nothing. Names and faces change. Dirty business as usual continues.
The only solution is nonviolent popular revolution headed by responsible leadership for change to believe in. If achieved, it would be the real thing for the first time in US history.
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