2016 Postmortem

fredamae

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53. hahahahahahahaha

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 04:33 PM

Jan 2016

Was He the Only one Protesting "something"? Standing up for the oppressed? Or have things kinda always been this way?
http://www.upi.com/Archives/Audio/Events-of-1985/Protest-Against-Aparteid/
http://wagingnonviolence.org/2009/06/remembering-the-1982-rally-against-nuclear-arms/
http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/cornell-university-students-sit-divestment-apartheid-south-africa-1985
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/hull-greenpeaces-rainbow-warrior-pictured-august-1-1985-photo-042330160.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX89.html

Or should we thank Him for standing Up for those we all see Need Help?

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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

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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

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