Letter to Bernie

January 26, 2016

Dear Bernie:

In the opening few minutes of the Town Hall thing someone observed that "Hillary has the brains and Bernie has the heart. This comment, which got a big laugh, was probably the most revealing, and in my opinion, most important thing, as far as electing a president goes, said in the entire evening. I was/am wondering how many of the viewers and those present registered the significance of this profound discrimination.

I have been of the opinion that Hillary's experience and such would be good assets for a President, and that she has lots and lots of connections in the Establishment, plus tons of money and would probably get the nomination and be elected. I was/am also very aware of her glaring lack of heart.

I knew that in her youth she had heart. I watched her and Bill get pounded into the turf in the opening days of their first go at the Office. I think that defeat took a huge toll on their hearts. It was pretty much missing from the remainder of their time in the Office which was about being "realists" or "pragmatists", "a half a loaf is better than none".

Those years were, and from her performance last night obviously still are, about looking for a "sliver of common ground" in order to get the half a loaf. This approach of course did not spare them from further and more or less constant pummeling, and their time in the Office produced a very, very meager half a loaf,  more like a few slices.

The price we paid for those slices was enormous in terms of newly empowering the retrogressive push to undermine the power of the people or our Democracy and revert to the rule of the few. Since I thought that she would ultimately be the President, I wrote a number of letters to her encouraging her to re-connect with that heart that was in there somewhere. Obviously, this has not made a dent.

I loved and appreciated the powerful energy that the sacrifice that your presence in the field brought. Because you were working from the heart, putting out heart engendered ideas, my hope was that this would help open her heart. Unfortunately, she has apparently drunk too much of the "pragmatism Kool-Aid" and sees your position as simply "idealistic" non-sense which she opposes with her making the "tough pragmatic half a loafism" decisions.

This posturing will work well for her because there is an abundance of intellectually mind-mired individuals who sincerely believe that their pragmatic incrementalism is the only way forward. Not being able to see with the heart, they are for the most part very, very smart people who are blind.

It was pointed out long ago "The mind does not love fire, for it is always contending with the heart. The mind does not love wisdom for it fears Infinity. The mind attempts to limit itself with laws, because it does not rely upon flights. Thus it is possible to discover the earthly principle, and also flights into the Fiery World." Fiery World III,  463.

I plan to vote for you in the California primary. I will also be supporting your efforts in other ways as well. Given her connections and money, etcetera Hillary may be successful in her efforts, which is all the more reason to saturate the field with heart energy. My will is that you will be our candidate. I do think that the day of the Heart is here and that we need a whole-hearted and committed brother to be the point of its emergence in this hemisphere.

Thank you for willing to spend everything for the benefit of the Common Good.

Your Brother in striving.

-tom