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emulatorloo

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1. Lots of people opposed busing after they saw it in practice, including Sanders and AA community

Reply to Otto Lidenbrock (Original post)

Fri Jun 21, 2019, 09:17 PM

Jun 2019

It seemed like a good idea but It turned out to be a less than ideal solution.

Context is important. I know some people want to ‘destroy’ Biden with this, but voters know better

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Biden's speech at the Civil Rights Commission Nomination Hearing in 1983 [View all] Otto Lidenbrock Jun 2019 OP

Lots of people opposed busing after they saw it in practice, including Sanders and AA community emulatorloo Jun 2019 #1

I know that Otto Lidenbrock Jun 2019 #2

Absolutely, well said. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #8

Mahalo, emulatorloo.. Cha Jun 2019 #3

busing was a disaster, and failed miserably. still_one Jun 2019 #4

I don't know the details, Mr.Bill Jun 2019 #5

It wasn't so much the cost, it turned out to have the reverse effect of what it intended to do still_one Jun 2019 #6

That is inaccurate. Sanders did not oppose busing and he was arrested for protesting CentralMass Jun 2019 #7

Bernie Sanders opposed busing in 1974. He said it created racial hostility emulatorloo Jun 2019 #9