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In reply to the discussion: Green Party's Jill Stein completely flip-flops on Brexit--first supported, now opposes [View all]pampango
(24,692 posts)Bernie Sanders has said he wants the United Kingdom to remain a member of the European Union.
His comments come after both President Obama and Hillary Clinton urged the British people to vote in favour of EU membership at the June 23 referendum.
Senator Sanders, who is fighting Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president, told NBCs Meet The Press on Sunday he wanted to let the British people make their own decisions.
I think the European Union obviously is a very, very important institution, he said. I would hope that they stay in, but thats their decision.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bernie-sanders-says-he-hopes-britain-votes-to-remain-in-the-european-union_uk_571d4aaae4b077f671e7fc61
I have not seen the NYT op-ed you referenced. Perhaps he walked this statement back as they say in politics.
Advising us to ignore what Corbyn says because you know what is in his heart is not very convincing.
If Corbyn's opposition to Brexit was 'just going through the motions' in your view, the support for Brexit from Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Donald Trump and a majority of conservative voters was quite unequivocal. If Johnson becomes the next Conservative prime minister, Brits may well see the UK become a "neoliberal fantasy island" (Johnson's words).
Regardless of what is in Corbyn's heart, the majority of Labour, young, minority and liberal voters voted to Remain in the EU. They sound like Bernie voters in the US.