[Eric Blair 2084]

In fairness to Sanders:

1. I wish and pray that I would have that kind of energy when I’m 74.
2. at least he is honest. Truth in advertising. He is a socialist and is brave enough to campaign based on his sincere beliefs.

The fact that twentysomething year-old’s who majored in art history and have $200,000 of student debt and support him is not his fault. They have no real world experience. They are idealists and don’t know how the story ends with socialism.

They will point to Denmark, Sweden, Finland as examples of the success of democratic socialism. What they don’t understand is that these are wealthy, homogenous small countries where everybody knows each other.

Socialism works well in a small community where people care about each other and have the same goals and interests.

It will not work in a country with people from all over the world with different cultures, values when you can’t even agree that killing a baby is wrong, or you should be able to drink a 64 ounce big gulp and at 7-Eleven filled with Coca-Cola because some politician thinks it should be against the law.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

The fact that twentysomething year-old's who majored in art history and have $200,000 of student debt and support him is not his fault. They have no real world experience. They are idealists and don't know how the story ends with socialism.

Unfortunately for him, Bernie's reliance on the slacker youth vote is his Achilles heel. Sure, the Millennials would vote for him, but they have to get out of bed first.

[LS]

Except we protected those countries for 40 years. If we hadn’t they would have been consumed by the Russkies. So their situation is surreal.