Senator Dianne Feinstein's career was filled with firsts, including first woman mayor of San Francisco and one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.
You really believe that in the last two decades, she had not mentored or influenced a new generation of politicians and that none of her colleagues anticipated a scenario in which she dies or retires without a plan?
Considering she was 90 and didn’t retire before she literally died that does seem to be the case. She even had a health scare and leave from the Senate earlier in the year but she was still there.
Neoliberalism doesn’t work that way. The incentives of the system are all about preserving the symbiotic relationship donors and those in government who represent donors.
But let’s pretend some protege under Feinstein got the donors to support them to replace her. That would instantly sever their relationship with Feinstein and all her senate buds. Senators could and would get new campaign donors if they feel they can’t trust their current donors.
Donors don’t care about society, they just want more money to buy off more senators and judges so they can get more money and so on.
You really believe that in the last two decades, she had not mentored or influenced a new generation of politicians and that none of her colleagues anticipated a scenario in which she dies or retires without a plan?
Considering she was 90 and didn’t retire before she literally died that does seem to be the case. She even had a health scare and leave from the Senate earlier in the year but she was still there.
Neoliberalism doesn’t work that way. The incentives of the system are all about preserving the symbiotic relationship donors and those in government who represent donors.
But let’s pretend some protege under Feinstein got the donors to support them to replace her. That would instantly sever their relationship with Feinstein and all her senate buds. Senators could and would get new campaign donors if they feel they can’t trust their current donors.
Donors don’t care about society, they just want more money to buy off more senators and judges so they can get more money and so on.
She only inspired the younger generation by pissing them off to their faces.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/22/dianne-feinstein-sunrise-movement-green-new-deal
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/22/politics/feinstein-video-sunrise-movement-kids/index.html