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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: A Question I have for Bernie Sanders [View all]JackFrost
(37 posts)23. Probably changed his political tactics and strategies...
Can't really get the whole picture from a snip like that in the OP. One used to attack Sanders as an opportunist scab obviously.
But... that's not the case...
"Not to use electoral politics in this country as a means to educate people is absolutely stupid. On the other hand, if someone says, I believe in electoral politics, but I dont believe in building a mass movement and a grassroots movement to deal with the basic social conflicts that exist in this country, well, you gotta be crazy not to understand the importance of that. You move in every direction you can move in."
--Bernie Sanders
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Yeah, because being interested in social justice and African American issues is self centered.
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2019
#4
actually there is independent proof that he was involved in civil rights back in the early 60's
Celerity
Sep 2019
#17
re: "if you need to be 'excited' by a candidate just to vote...you must be in a state of privilege"
thesquanderer
Sep 2019
#3
LBJ had arguably the two most iconic ads in presidential campaign history
Otto Lidenbrock
Sep 2019
#5
We do not need another egoist in the presidency. Though Bernie is a strong fighter on behalf
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#7
but he didn't walk into the voting booth at all until he ran and he wanted to vote for himself
JI7
Sep 2019
#21
Members of our military are deployed all over the world to defend Amercans' right to vote...
George II
Sep 2019
#36
I think my point on voting with the two posts I made in this thread is pretty clear no ?
JackFrost
Sep 2019
#40
maybe for the same reason he did nothing to help Vermont's democratic gov get single payer
JI7
Sep 2019
#20
Exactly. Bernie said that it was essentially a Vermont issue. Can you imagine that? nt
Blue_true
Sep 2019
#26
Senator Sander's behavior as Governor Shumlin struggled to get Single Payer in Vermont
Blue_true
Sep 2019
#38
He says that when he saw a JFK/Nixon debate, what JFK said about the Cuban revolution
betsuni
Sep 2019
#25
He did not know that liberalism was not communism? Kennedy was hawkish on communism,
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#29
Yes, my centrist establishment Third Way corporatist status quo brains cannot deal
betsuni
Sep 2019
#33
A lot of people, both privileged and not privileged, become disenchanted with or
aikoaiko
Sep 2019
#39