Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders is the fight between the spirit of ‘How’ and ‘Why Not’

Any big change for the better starts with us asking ‘Why not’. Always.
Asking ‘How (is it possible)’ and being happy with status quo is the easier way. Always.

This post is not about Bernie’s charming personality or his multi million strong movement. It is not me shouting ‘I am with her’ for Hillary or me admiring her ability to break the glass ceiling. This post is about the battle between two types of questions we ask when we are faced with the toughest of challenges.

If you observe Hillary and her campaign’s tone during the past 9–10 months, they clearly look like they are battle-tested over several small and big elections. They keep asking ‘How?’

• How can I raise money and fight election without the financial backing of big banks and large corporate?
• How to fight the gun lobby and bring the toughest of gun laws?
• How can Bernie — a self proclaimed socialist build a massive movement in a capitalist economy?
• How can the drug addiction be stopped?
• How can Bernie break up the big banks who are too big to fail?
• How can we bring peace to the middle-east without bombing the hell out of Bashar-al-Assad and ISIS?

These are all valid questions asked by a experienced politician. The intention is there but don’t you think asking ‘How’ is a defeatist approach to start any problem solving exercise?

Greatest leaders and entrepreneurs-(am still on Medium right :D had to say the E word)-often ask ‘Why not’.

Here’s the contrast I find in Bernie’s campaign. The way he brings out issues and asks tough, sometimes naive questions to the establishment, the media and us.

• Why not fight a democratic election driven by the masses and their small donations?
• Why not guarantee health care as a right like it exists in every other developed country in the world?
• Why not have income equality and let the 99% comprised of builders, the makers, the producers of the country earn good like the top 1% of owners?
• Why not stop foreign military interventions and be the country which shines light of peace?
• Why not build a grassroots movement that is beyond me as a candidate and brings in the masses around a central message — independent of Bernie?

These are questions asked with a sense of unrest, rebel and maybe even anger. But history shows that it is always the ‘Why not’ questions that lead to us identifying the core problem, breaking it down and eventually solving it.

The question of ‘How’ will lead to solutions as well but the journey will be a much slower and much more boring one!

So ask yourself ‘Why not’ before you cast your next vote.

PS: Am from India, so can’t cast my vote :D. I am just interested in global politics and power of revolutions.