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a2liberal

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13. If you want to read an interesting perspective from Socialists

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 12:51 AM

Oct 2015

Not Democratic Socialists, but pure Socialists:

http://www.wsws.org/en/search.html?maxResults=100&phrase=bernie+sanders&submit=Search

(I was thinking of one of these articles but can't figure out which... you get the gist of how they feel about him from just the headlines though)

It shows how far rightward-skewed American politics has been made, that people think of Bernie Sanders as far Left...

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Historically & globally, Hillary Clinton is center-right. Bernie Sanders is center-left. [View all] gobears10 Oct 2015 OP

Well written essay. Apple Bee Oct 2015 #1

Clinton is only center-right if you take in Saudi Arabia, Israel, and other religious states Doctor_J Oct 2015 #2

Hilarious shenmue Oct 2015 #3

do you not read English? Doctor_J Oct 2015 #4

The only way to mock or deny a perfectly sensible post is to twist it or pretend it said something merrily Oct 2015 #12

israel is a democracy Mosby Oct 2015 #37

Well... SoapBox Oct 2015 #5

But if you remove this, that, and this from reality.... NCTraveler Oct 2015 #30

Do you teach Poli Sci? moondust Oct 2015 #6

nope i don't teach pol sci... :P gobears10 Oct 2015 #18

Exactly. I get so tired of both parties bad mouthing what Bernie is proposing. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #7

The turd way side of the party, doesn't give a shit about what we want. JRLeft Oct 2015 #8

They bad mouth what he is proposing, but they sure copy a lot of it in an effort to win the primary. merrily Oct 2015 #21

They copy it ever so vaguely so they still make it sound like it is too leftist and too liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #23

Who won the debate, no matter how you slice it? Bernie's policies. merrily Oct 2015 #25

Kick and Rec w0nderer Oct 2015 #9

I want to share it too. Really good essay! nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #15

yes absolutely!! gobears10 Oct 2015 #16

Wow! That may be one of the most informative posts I've ever seen on this site. RichVRichV Oct 2015 #10

Our biggest problem is it's official US policy to project American Style Capitalism globally.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #11

If you want to read an interesting perspective from Socialists a2liberal Oct 2015 #13

Excellent post. I'd like to share it with others with your permission. nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #14

of course!! gobears10 Oct 2015 #17

Thank you. You are going to be famous. Live and Learn Oct 2015 #19

K & R. Excellent post. appalachiablue Oct 2015 #20

Very belated welcome to DU, gobears10. You had my agreement at the subject line, but your merrily Oct 2015 #22

Sigh. Of those, only Canada and Taiwan have single-payer health insurance systems Recursion Oct 2015 #24

Hillary's a neolib Democrat just like Bill. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #26

Very informative and well written post. Thank you. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #27

Excellent and informative post. Thanks gobears10. Scuba Oct 2015 #28

Thank you for this. +1 Bread and Circus Oct 2015 #29

What the argument is about this I have no idea other than intentionally trying to move TheKentuckian Oct 2015 #31

Nice write up. Thank you. /nt think Oct 2015 #32

Are they running for Global President too? FSogol Oct 2015 #33

And in seven words you shattered the OP's long winded premise into a billion pieces. stevenleser Oct 2015 #35

lol. gobears10 Oct 2015 #39

KNR...EXCELLENT POST Hepburn Oct 2015 #34

K&r nt F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #36

Would love to put this on my blog Triana Oct 2015 #38

absolutely! gobears10 Oct 2015 #40

Here it is... Triana Oct 2015 #42

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #41