Editor,

I fail to see the logic of Elizabeth George’s rather devious letter of endorsement of Hillary Clinton in the Wednesday South Whidbey Record. She heaped great praise on Sen. Bernie Sanders’s vision for the future of our society, and then she made a rather specious argument about how Bernie has failed to describe the revolution he proposes.

She then turned around, however, and demonstrated just how easily it is explained. She outlines those obvious requirements for a revolution; the dedicated, possibly at times risky, but certainly hard work required of the revolutionary. We all, in fact, know this quite well, because we have the recent example from our nation’s history of the civil rights movement.

Millions marched and demonstrated and petitioned their government for changes in the law of the land. Many people worked hard and took the necessary risks to end the American system of apartheid. Some, like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., even sacrificed their lives for that cause. And today we honor his memory, along with that of others who joined him in this, with a national holiday in his name.

I personally love the idea of an energized, actively engaged and mobilized citizenry taking all of the steps of revolution outlined by George, except the resort to violence. Fortunately, we have the shining example of the civil rights movement led by men like MLK Jr. to guide us in this.

Elizabeth George, on the other hand, would seem to prefer that we remain the passive, manipulated, managed nation of well-shorn sheep that we are today. The new shepherd with the “experience, wit and intelligence” to guide us that she recommends without naming her, Hillary Clinton, is the continuation of business as usual in America.

Why I won’t vote for Hillary Clinton, but instead support Bernie Sanders, is mainly due to her public declaration that she can take millions of dollars in obvious gifts (what else is $200,000 for a two-hour speech?) from bankers, the pharmaceutical, the private prison and the arms industries and claim that it will not influence her decisions as the leader of our land.

Do you believe her? I certainly do not, and that is why I simply cannot vote for her. I prefer to dream of a better world along with the millions of people who today support Bernie Sanders’ revolution.

MICHAEL SERAPHINOFF

Greenbank