2016 Postmortem

cui bono

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67. And that's why he marched for civil rights in the 60's.

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #40)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 11:11 PM

Jul 2015

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Mm-hm... keep trying. This meme is old though, so beware, people are used to countering it.

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Bernie: I want an America where young black men are not harassed, killed and shot in the streets. [View all] ram2008 Jul 2015 OP

I'm glad to see him specifically addressing social justice issues. LWolf Jul 2015 #1

Me too, and especially about innocent unarmed blacks getting gunned down by cops 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #73

Bernie is amazingly resilient and competent. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #79

Tell me more about his embracing, LWolf Jul 2015 #85

Thanks for this ram. Autumn Jul 2015 #2

So why so many no votes on gun control? JaneyVee Jul 2015 #3

Why did Hillary vote to drop cluster bombs on children? HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #4

Why did he vote no on closing GITMO and yes on F-35s? JaneyVee Jul 2015 #8

Why did Hillary support almost all of Bush's policies when she had the sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #61

Why did he got no on GITMO? Here you go... Luminous Animal Jul 2015 #86

To "look tough" and secure the Arab-hating demographic of her party Scootaloo Jul 2015 #28

? 6chars Jul 2015 #76

How many strings are on your guitar? hootinholler Jul 2015 #5

Gun control would make the police and the court system less racist? TheKentuckian Jul 2015 #7

Im all for criminal justice reform... JaneyVee Jul 2015 #10

Yes, and that was a literal mistake made by the FBI when they missed a part of Roof's background jwirr Jul 2015 #36

And he has very often said that rural Vermont is not the same as a large city. eridani Jul 2015 #70

Just imagine, respecting the wishes of your constituents! nt Enthusiast Jul 2015 #80

Gun laws are disproportionately used against minorities Recursion Jul 2015 #9

Also I think he looks up to the Scandinavian model of socialism ram2008 Jul 2015 #12

So if his argument is States rights, then... JaneyVee Jul 2015 #13

PPLCA is one thing I definitely disagree with Sanders on Recursion Jul 2015 #15

What states rights argument? There is a great difference between states right to disobey federal jwirr Jul 2015 #38

Yes. Two different things entirely. n/t cui bono Jul 2015 #65

He told you why directly. He minced no words. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #14

... 99Forever Jul 2015 #16

Make sure you pretend there were no yes votes on gun control. jeff47 Jul 2015 #17

So he's evolving? JaneyVee Jul 2015 #18

Why the "Ds" and "Fs" from the NRA? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #21

Sanders Votes for Background Checks, Assault Weapons Ban beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #25

Utterly trollish LondonReign2 Jul 2015 #59

and yet again, Sanders talks about racial issue briefly then loops back to economics... KittyWampus Jul 2015 #6

They are in jail because of poverty ram2008 Jul 2015 #11

With all due respect..... msrizzo Jul 2015 #26

I seems to me she may have been targeted as an agitator...nt artislife Jul 2015 #34

That's what I believe, actually. nt. msrizzo Jul 2015 #35

Which is just outrageous. RIP. nt artislife Jul 2015 #39

Maybe you should write his speeches for him. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #19

Ya...Bernie and TRump...two racist peas in a pod. SoapBox Jul 2015 #20

weird, I would never call or even imply he's racist. But you seem to need to build KittyWampus Jul 2015 #31

Y'all are so transparent BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #22

"I wonder why you would attack the candidate with the best record on civil rights?" beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #29

It seems more like a game to the people who support a Socialist who is running as a Democrat KittyWampus Jul 2015 #33

Lol. Cheap shot at Bernie and his supporters but we don't think the S word is a slur. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #37

#1. I am far left. #2. It's not a matter of supporting socialistic programs KittyWampus Jul 2015 #40

Too late. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #41

LOL! It takes someone who used to be a Socialist (me) to hear it coming from another. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #43

Shouting "Socialist!" at Bernie supporters is like shouting "Benghazi!" at HC supporters. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #45

BMUS, I lived on a commune after University. I didn't "shout" socialist. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #47

Fair enough. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #58

He doesn't reduce everything to class struggle. Vattel Jul 2015 #78

Also he's very big on the climate catastrophe dreamnightwind Jul 2015 #83

And that's why he marched for civil rights in the 60's. cui bono Jul 2015 #67

The game is the so called democrats who keep voting for corporate onecaliberal Jul 2015 #54

Wow! You really went there. cui bono Jul 2015 #66

Deleted comments KittyWampus Jul 2015 #32

Bernie Sanders has never been elected as a socialist even though there is a socialist party in jwirr Jul 2015 #42

and yet he reduces everything down to class struggle and economics like a Socialist KittyWampus Jul 2015 #44

Well he can do more than one thing at a time. What he says is relevant to all of us and I say that jwirr Jul 2015 #46

Reading my post to you, I erred. Bernie is definitely closer to Democratic Socialism than Socialism KittyWampus Jul 2015 #48

That is okay - I like sparring with you. jwirr Jul 2015 #53

Bickering. Like family does. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #55

Nice to hear. I am in for Bernie because I have liked him long before a lot of people even knew jwirr Jul 2015 #56

I read all of your edited comments BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #49

well, I promise to stay out of them entirely from now on. Have a good weekend. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #51

Oh good BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #52

Sister, I think if you look at Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #62

+1 dreamnightwind Jul 2015 #82

The new EPI report on US youth unemployment data shows that in the 17-20 age group, appalachiablue Jul 2015 #23

So you want him to dwell totally on racial issues? Really? PatrickforO Jul 2015 #75

K & R a million. Thanks for the great post/video. Bravo Sen. Sanders! Speaking the Truth- appalachiablue Jul 2015 #24

K and R! beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #27

"No president can do it alone . . . we need a movement." Prism Jul 2015 #30

Not good enough!!11!!!1! Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #50

! beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #60

Doesn't he know he thinks racism is over??? cui bono Jul 2015 #68

Well then, my ears must be playing tricks on me again Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #69

You might want to try q-tips. cui bono Jul 2015 #71

No! He knows racism is over just like when SCOTUS decided on Voting Rights. I read it on DU! appalachiablue Jul 2015 #81

Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jul 2015 #57

Kicking arcane1 Jul 2015 #63

K & R historylovr Jul 2015 #64

" . . . let us stand together . . ." DLnyc Jul 2015 #72

I like this thread K&R - however there are some significant people missing... PatrickforO Jul 2015 #74

Because it goes against the narrative they've been driving, they absolutely cannot acknowledge it. historylovr Jul 2015 #84

Clearly he's a racist /snark jfern Jul 2015 #77