Posted on 01/29/2016 7:00:17 AM PST by rktman
It is so strange to see the Democratic Party field two old former radicals as candidates for the presidency. Who would have thought such choices possible even a couple of decades ago?
When Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were young, they were among the "Don't trust anyone over thirty" crowd. They were the anti-establishment activists; the fiery movers and shakers determined to overturn governments and tear down traditional institutions.
Now, almost two generations later, they are the establishment. The radical ideas of the 60's have prevailed, infiltrating government, the bureaucracy and even the churches of America. Even the youth following Sanders are the establishment, not radicals. Educated as they are in politically correct orthodoxy from kindergarten through college, they follow their ideological grandfather without questioning him.
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Former radical?
Yeah, but it sure doesn’t seem to have dampened their radical left wing extremist ideas. And there’s lots of sheeple who are buyin’.
Yeah, those old radicals just keep on voting, voting, and voting long after burial.
“Hey you conservatives, get offa my lawn!”
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