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2016 Postmortem

SunSeeker

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10. Bernie did not do the environmental movement any favors with the loopy line.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 01:10 AM

Nov 2015

His statement plays into the right wing climate denier's stereotype of "loopy lefties making shit up about climate change." Bernie sounded unhinged when he said climate change causes terrorism. Yes, sure in the long run the sea level rise and droughts it causes will lead to migration, starvation and massive unrest, but saying climate change caused ISIS is over the top. Most Dems know it was George Bush's disastrous foreign involvements that created Al Qaida in Iraq, which morphed into ISIS. Climate change is awful enough. It does not need embellishment. It only makes us lose credibility on this important subject.

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First Politifact and now Factcheck.org goes after Bernie Sanders on climate change and terrorism [View all] Cali_Democrat Nov 2015 OP

What a relief Kalidurga Nov 2015 #1

I guess that 4 year droubt in Syria had nothing to do with the civil war. Cali, you sure convinced litlbilly Nov 2015 #8

And yet President Obama has long said such a link exists. Guess he's getting smacked down too? Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #2

The problem is Bernie said there's a direct link Cali_Democrat Nov 2015 #3

In this case the 'fact checkers' are full of crap. PatrickforO Nov 2015 #5

But Obama also said this, he described that direct link rather completely as he is prone to do Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #6

Obama never said climate change is directly related to the growth in terrorism. Cali_Democrat Nov 2015 #7

No he doesnt, just look at his posts. Cali is a Bernie basher plain and simple litlbilly Nov 2015 #9

There certainly IS a direct link between the economic forces that are causing climate change Ron Green Nov 2015 #4

Bernie did not do the environmental movement any favors with the loopy line. SunSeeker Nov 2015 #10

Really? I mean, fucking really???????????? neverforget Nov 2015 #11

How about sniper fire... what do they say? Fearless Nov 2015 #12

The Syrian war was kicked off by a drought AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #13