Keith Ellison is the future of the Democratic Party, the future of the progressive movement. Van Jones More Quotes by Van Jones More Quotes From Van Jones I think there's going to be a tug of war in this country over who are the real patriots because at a time of national crisis, economic collapse and calamity, ecological peril and social dislocation, the American people deserve to be a partner to the American government. Van Jones realwarcountry We are trying to reinvigorate our stagnant energy sector, to create avenues for new wealth. Clean energy innovation, job creation and energy independence should be common ground for all Americans. Van Jones independenceinnovationjobs Civility isn't just some optional value in a multicultural, multistate democratic republic. Civility is the key to civilization. Van Jones republickeyscivilization Audacity is the currency for authoritarians. Van Jones currencyaudacity If you want to understand what's going to happen, you can't look in the rearview mirror into the United States' history, because that's done now. You have to look out at the rest of the world and look at the history of the rest of the world, and what you'll see is demonstrations and counter-demonstrations are going to become the norm. We'll have a big march, then they'll have a big march, we'll have a big rally and they'll have a big rally. That will be one of the features. Again, a pro-regime and pro-opposition media system, that will become a feature. Van Jones mediamirrorslooks Hillary Clinton did try to reach out to the Sanders voters with policy concessions, but Sanders voters, especially his most activist core, are process people. They're not policy wonks. They're people who want big money out of politics. They're people who want fairness from the DNC chair. They're people who want every vote to count. They're the people who don't like Wall Street money. Right? They're primarily about the process of politics and whether or not it's fair and whether or not big-money elites are rigging things in your favor. Van Jones walltryingpeople Trump is much, much worse than people understand. In his ideal world, you would have an alliance between Trump, Putin, Marine Le Pen, maybe a right winger might knock off Merkel in Germany, and you'd have this sort of, essentially, a nationalist populist alliance that can only be made sense of when seen as a right-wing, white nationalism against the world. Because, who do they want to fight? They want to fight Asia and China, they want to fight Latin America and Mexico. Van Jones marinefightinglatin Local politics matters a lot. Van Jones localsmatter Sometimes we overemphasize the political system. There are other ways to make a difference. There's technology, there's media, there's business. Van Jones differencesmediatechnology There is, unfortunately, too large a number of people who are just outright bigots in America. They're nowhere near a majority. They're a small number. But there are people who are in the Alt-Right who are just straight up bigots. Van Jones numbersamericapeople We want to make sure people know deeply about the trans community and deeply about Black Lives Matter so that people can act in solidarity. Van Jones blackcommunitypeople You have the Republican Party, who see themselves in their heart of hearts as being a party of colorblind meritocracy. That's their great belief about themselves. And yet somehow you also have a party where a lot of racial resentment and a camp of even neo-Nazis have set up camp in their party. If you point it out to them, they get mad at you, not at the neo-Nazis. Van Jones madpartyheart People care. Their hearts are open, but people don't know exactly what the Dreamers are going through, or what sanctuary cities are for, or what's positive about the American Muslim community. When you don't know a lot, you can't do a lot. Van Jones citiesheartpeople People are going to have to do a big reset. But this is a big wake-up call to the entire establishment, including the Democrats. And not just because of the failure. Van Jones wake-upbigspeople Playing the villain gets you higher ratings on reality TV and saying outrageous stuff on Twitter gets you more followers. Van Jones tvsstuffreality I have become the poster child for calling all the Trump people racists, when, in fact, I don't think they're all racists, but they tolerated racism. And that's a problem. Van Jones racismchildrenthinking We're now moving into a stage where the green economy isn't just going to be the place for people to spend money. It's going to become a place where a lot more people can earn money, and also save more money. These kind of solutions require collective action and government action. So as an advocate for government change, even somebody like me gets to have a role. Van Jones actionpeoplemoving It's time to start bringing the congregations down to City Hall and to ask the mayors, the city councils and the school boards, "What's the plan? What's the local government going to do for us?" Van Jones governmentcitiesschool If [Donald] Trump throws 20 million off of health care, that's going to be - if he handles this badly - and it's very hard to handle it right, then that's a - a huge advantage in the mid-terms for us. Van Jones trumpadvantagecare I'm the first one in my family born with all my rights. I'm a ninth generation American. Van Jones generationsrightsfirsts
