2016 Postmortem

earthside

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29. I too opposed Reagan's intervention in Nicaragua.

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 10:51 PM

Jan 2016

I too opposed the repressive Somoza regime and the reactionary contras.

Give me some more reasons to support Sen. Sanders.

By the way, the leader of the Sandinistas, Daniel Ortega, is now president of Nicaragua.

In this case, it looks again like Sanders was on the correct side of history.

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Bernie Sanders’ Radical Past [View all] ericson00 Jan 2016 OP

Ohhhh nooooo Dretownblues Jan 2016 #1

And the red-baiting begins... The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #2

communism did kill 100 million people ericson00 Jan 2016 #4

Nobody is a communist any more, not even Bernie. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #6

He went, as mayor, wih 10 other Burlington officials to kick off a sister city program with a city Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #14

He went to Moscow for his honeymoon. George II Jan 2016 #43

It happened to coincide with his honeymoon Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #50

No - DICTATORS killed 100 Million TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #26

This. ^^ PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #27

and, in Central America in the 80s, we were on the side of the dictators nashville_brook Jan 2016 #61

No. But Joseph Stalin did manage to kill several million. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #39

Oh noes! fleur-de-lisa Jan 2016 #3

not on DU though dlwickham Jan 2016 #5

.. Purveyor Jan 2016 #22

There a lot of Republicans on this site and they support HRC. JRLeft Jan 2016 #7

This. kath Jan 2016 #18

HA HA !!!! I've been waiting for this shit. pangaia Jan 2016 #8

Yup. The ghost of Joe McCarthy seems to have started haunting DU. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #9

He also as a younger man, read Marx, Engels, Trotsky, et al. pangaia Jan 2016 #10

I would hope everybody who ever took a world history class The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #12

Absolutely right. pangaia Jan 2016 #15

So did I along with Hitler and a host of other books. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #16

hills evil minions are out in force tonight!! bowens43 Jan 2016 #11

Eeek!! A commie!! A RED!! A troublemaker!! A Hippie!!! Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #13

"I have here in my hand..." The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #17

You have to admit — Bernie is cool! immoderate Jan 2016 #19

Rofl. kath Jan 2016 #20

Joseph McCarthy, is that you??? in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #21

! ejbr Jan 2016 #23

kick Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #24

Yeah, to help stop the Death Squads Reagan was illegally arming. Octafish Jan 2016 #25

OMG no!!1!! HE'S A COMMUNIST??? What are we gonna do, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!11 This is HUGH!!1 ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #28

I too opposed Reagan's intervention in Nicaragua. earthside Jan 2016 #29

You are just fucking desperate... choie Jan 2016 #30

That is a great recommendation thanks for posting. Kalidurga Jan 2016 #31

When I read stuff like this, I feel unwelcome in the Democratic Party. (nt) stone space Jan 2016 #32

too bad the Democratic Party at the time also opposed Bernie's stance ericson00 Jan 2016 #33

But are we accepted now? (nt) stone space Jan 2016 #34

Ever hear of Tip O'Neill and David Bonior? Octafish Jan 2016 #36

they did not actively support the Sandinistas ericson00 Jan 2016 #37

Are you saying supporting the Sandinistas was treason? Octafish Jan 2016 #44

not treason, but certainly unpatriotic ericson00 Jan 2016 #45

''Unpatriotic'' as defined by Ronald Reagan. Octafish Jan 2016 #47

Al Gore and Bill Bradley ericson00 Jan 2016 #49

shall we pull out the whole iran-contra file...? nashville_brook Jan 2016 #60

"Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions." Arthur Schopenhauer Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #56

actually, the way Reagan's pals supported the Contras WAS unpatriotic nashville_brook Jan 2016 #59

Gosh he Stood Against Reagan and the Right Wing Contras -- How awful Armstead Jan 2016 #35

LOL! Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2016 #40

Oooooh Noooo Uponthegears Jan 2016 #55

The Democratic Socialist is a.. a...a .... LEFTIST !!!! Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #38

Someone who didn't support Reagan's foreign policy shawn703 Jan 2016 #41

Yawn. If that's all you got, lol... closeupready Jan 2016 #42

the NY Post UglyGreed Jan 2016 #46

LOL, you say out of the mainstream like it is a bad thing. Live and Learn Jan 2016 #48

We get it, Bernie's a commie. TIME TO PANIC Jan 2016 #51

And history Uponthegears Jan 2016 #52

hahahahahahahaha fredamae Jan 2016 #53

Respect! WDIM Jan 2016 #54

F&% This $hit! John Poet Jan 2016 #57

Really Truprogressive85 Jan 2016 #58

The sad, in fact rather pathetic, truth okasha Jan 2016 #62