Posted on 01/17/2016 6:15:27 PM PST by TigerClaws
In July 1985, Bernie Sanders traveled to Nicaragua, where he attended an event that one wire report dubbed an “anti-U.S. rally.â€
The leftist Sandinista government was celebrating the sixth anniversary of the revolution that saw it take power from an American-backed dictator, Anastasio Somoza. Sanders was in a crowd estimated at a half million people, many of whom were clad in the Sandinistas’ trademark red-and-black colors and chanting “Here, there, everywhere/the Yankee will die.â€
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The Dem-E must be getting worried about Bernie.
I don’t think so. Both he and O are full-out Marxists. The only difference is O lies about it, and is undercover except to conservatives - who knew this long before he was elected.
DemE’s just know they can’t win being open about it.
VT people embrace ever sort of leftist they can find. Have they no shame?
And always has been.
The funny thing is, Hillary is so corrupt and unlikable he might beat her.
Then the Republicans will win 50 states.
My ex definitely supported this guy.
“Sanders was elected on a socialist platform and led a mayoral administration that he boasted was “more radical” than any other in the country.
And he had a vision. Sanders believed his work in Burlington could spread socialism throughout America. In April 1985, the Los Angeles Times published a lengthy interview with Sanders in which he outlined his plan to spark “radical change.””
Are there no Democrats left with even a shred of integrity that their choice for President comes down to an aging Marxist and a totally corrupt fascist?
Would you believe that 36%-40% of Americans think socialism is ok? It’s taught in schools so why not?
Bolshevic Bwoiney.
Are you talking about the Democrats or the Repubs?
Bernie’s radical past is really no different in kind from many other Democrats his age. He’s not really “extreme” by current Democrat standards. No more to the left than say Bill de Blasio.
No, not one, RJ
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