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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Salon: Bernie must drop notion that everyone who disagrees with him is corrupt or a dupe [View all]workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)55. Sanders is an ideologue
So of course if the Democratic party rejects his dogma, either we are evil or a cabal of shadow figures have manipulated the process to block his shining holy path to the future.
Pick one.
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Salon: Bernie must drop notion that everyone who disagrees with him is corrupt or a dupe [View all]
TomCADem
May 2016
OP
I hope someone will do an investigative piece (book) on why a democratic socialist who
underthematrix
May 2016
#1
I don't have a problem with socialism or Bernie being a Democratic socialist.
underthematrix
May 2016
#38
Acually, Bernie and his campaign were out of their league and have only themselves to blame
brush
Jun 2016
#54
Politicians by their very natures have well-developed egos, some more than others. Sanders
anotherproletariat
May 2016
#8
what the fuck are you talking about. Loyal to who? By speaking his principles, he's
JCanete
May 2016
#24
Do you know what a corporate stooge is? Name some corporations who's bidding he's actually doing.
JCanete
Jun 2016
#44
And as a cynical politician, (your word not mine), he was quite content to sit in Congress
politicaljunkie41910
Jun 2016
#45
He has used party resources that I, as a Democrat, want him to use. He's not threatening to burn
JCanete
Jun 2016
#48
I'm talking only about how things have worke in this election right now and why it makes sense that
gollygee
May 2016
#32
It was a political calculation. He needed the Dem brand for national name recogition . . .
brush
Jun 2016
#53
Apparently you guys don't pay attention. We've never claimed Sen Sanders is the "end all". I
rhett o rick
May 2016
#35
YEAH! Money, power and lobbyists don't corrupt anyone. That the rich get richer
merrily
May 2016
#10
The only thing that Sanders "must" do is see this through to the end, in July, at the Con.
mikehiggins
May 2016
#16
Being the only honest, un-bought (by corprats/Wall St) candidate, he's probably right. n/t
Triana
May 2016
#19
that's some serious made-up bullshit about Bernie. Oh its Amanda Marcotte...no wonder.
aikoaiko
May 2016
#25
Right...the hair on fire, Joan of Arc, rigged election, narrative is getting very very old.
Sheepshank
May 2016
#31