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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Ted Kennedy, Bernie, and history repeating itself right now [View all]Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)18. why don't you put together a list of non-chaotic revolutions
we romanticize revolution.
The results are frequently not what we expect.
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/good-revolutions-gone-bad-5387?page=2
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The buggy makers and those whose jobs are being replaced with automation would disagree with you
mythology
May 2016
#36
Kennedy supporters at the '80 convention were rude and condescending to Carter
wyldwolf
May 2016
#11
Reagan defeated Carter due to the ERA/Schlafly mobiled a conservative block that lasted a decade!
TheBlackAdder
May 2016
#17
This is not 1979. Sanders is not Kennedy. And Clinton is neither Carter nor Obama.
Armstead
May 2016
#52
I voted for Kennedy in 1979...I would do so again. I voted for Carter in the GE.
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2016
#58