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I don't think there's anything dangerous about Bernie's stated views. But I think he does not have the characteristics or understanding of current events to be a good leader. Leaders have to make tough decisions and do unpopular things. They can't just stand on platitudes and ideals...
Bernie would be the perfect President if all Americans were perfect. Great for the Whole of America if America were whole.
Never in a million years would the Koch Bros sit still if Bernie got nominated. The real terrorists in the World want CONTROL. Not freedom. In the 1930s the Koch Bros would literally kill Bernie Sanders in his bed.
Hillary is a bitch, she lies, but she definitely leans more toward Labor than Management. She will be a better deal maker than Trump, and she loathes Republicans.
In referance to the previous poster's "You take what you get":
I say don't vote for a 70's republican , vote for the next Left on the ballad, ie Greens or Socialists or whatever is Left of the Dems. If I'm not mistaken ,you guys have lot's to pick from. If Hillary is nominated.
A vote for the Green Party is a vote for the Republicans: remember Ralph Nader.
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Originally Posted by trish
Back in 2010, there was a bill created to audit the feds. Bernie, at the last hour, appealed it. Supporters of his do not care to remember that important item. That was the day he sold out and those of us paying attention all saw right through him.
To support Bernie and his platform, you have to have quite a bit of trust in our current government to give them control in the areas he is pushing for. I don't have that level of trust and it is doubtful I ever will.
I always liked Bernie Saunders and I saw him again last night on The Charlie Rose Show as part of the show's "Donald Trump's First 100 Days" series . ( I would post the link here but it's not yet available online.)
God , what a breath of fresh air , statesmanship and reason after the caterwauling from Hillary and the psychopathology from Trump we've been subjected to the last 4 months !:banghead
We fucked up bad.:violin:violin
I like it a lot when a persons voting record actually goes with what they say.....especially when I like what they have to say , and they don't have to "evolve" into those positions :)
The voting booth is not a confessional. Vote strategically first, with your conscience second.
But it is, no one can predict the future, thus making "the strategy" argument almost null, checking your conscience first is everything.