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nashville_brook

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59. actually, the way Reagan's pals supported the Contras WAS unpatriotic
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 04:35 PM
Jan 2016

those of us at the time who saw what was going on were on the right side of the fight.

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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
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