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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: WHY Do You SUPPORT Bernie Sanders? [View all]Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)16. First time a presidential candidate has been closely aligned with my own views...ever.
That's all it would take...but he also has other huge upsides: his consistency, his honesty, his very-evident character. This is a moral person, one with deeply ingrained personal ethics...and that matters. A lot.
Moreover, in this primary, he's running against a candidate who's everything I despise about the current center-right Democratic Party.
Sanders' campaign has, at least temporarily, assuaged my "oh, just fuck it all" perspective on the shitshow American politics has become. I suspect the business-as-usual DNC crowd are likely to succeed in their herculean effort to fuck us out of that hope (and I'll revert to being an outspoken Cascadian secessionist), but it's been a lovely interlude.
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At least she has put forward reasonable plans. Honestly, I like Sanders' ideas,
anotherproletariat
May 2016
#38
I always love an ignore...it gives me a chance for a nice long reply without having a fight!
anotherproletariat
May 2016
#69
Because the takeover of our government by corporate exec's must be dramatically curbed.
JudyM
May 2016
#7
First time a presidential candidate has been closely aligned with my own views...ever.
Lizzie Poppet
May 2016
#16
Because I listened Bernie on Tom Hartman's - "Brunch with Bernie" for years
womanofthehills
May 2016
#23
A Bernie Sanders comes along about once every 100 years. Bernie is a true transformative candidate
Kip Humphrey
May 2016
#28
I believe he may be our last hope on rallying international efforts on climate change.
riderinthestorm
May 2016
#41
Because he as close to FDR as we have. I agree with his policies. NOT because he leads in GE polls.
pampango
May 2016
#48
Because I've waited my whole adult life to vote FOR a good candidate instead of AGAINST bad
leeroysphitz
May 2016
#49