Posted on 03/16/2019 11:34:02 AM PDT by grundle
Bernie Sanders advocated for the nationalization of most major industries, including energy companies, factories, and banks, when he was a leading member of a self-described "radical political party" in the 1970s, a CNN KFile review of his record reveals.
Sanders' past views shed light on a formative period of his political career that could become relevant as he advances in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Many of the positions he held at the time are more extreme compared to the more tempered democratic socialism the Vermont senator espouses today and could provide fodder for moderate Democrats and Republicans looking to cast the Democratic presidential candidate and his beliefs as a fringe form of socialism that would be harmful to the country.
Aspects of Sanders' plans and time in the Liberty Union have been reported before, but the material taken together, including hundreds of newly digitalized newspapers and files from the Liberty Union Party archived at the University of Vermont, paint a fuller portrait of Sanders' views on state and public-controlled industry at the time.
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Sanders is a filthy Communist. That’s what they want.
Sound much like Lizzy
Yes, her, too.
You can say this for the Bern: He’s been consistent.
He was Commie when Commie wasn’t Cool.
Not only the 70’s, but the 80’s, 90’s, oughts and 10’s.
well, to give the old commie credit, he’s been consistent for a very long time
AKA unconstitutional government take-over of our lives and livelihoods
AKA unconstitutional totalitarian government
And the Left (CNN=Counterfeit News Network) is bragging about it? The Left is beyond help.
Bernie is one of these people who is sure he could do everything better if only he was given total control. Jeez, the guy can’t even get into a shower without harming himself.
Socialism doesn’t only encourage state ownership of the means of production, it requires it. And state ownership means party ownership, because the party is the state and vice versa; “The People” are not the state, they’re merely occupants and resources. And the socialists, in an act of supreme hypocrisy, call capitalism exploitative.
Yep... The only thing worse than a clean communist (already lower than whale poop) is a filthy communist...
In my day it was simply stated as: "The only good communist is a dead communist"... The world was better educated in those days...
Bump
Bernie Sanders in the 1970s urged nationalization of most major industries
Anybody know how to spell C O M M U N I S T ?
Ah, nationalization of production.
“Get yer new 2020 Yugo right here. $5k down with only a three year wait.”
Newest DuMont B&W televisions will be available early next year. Sign up now to wait in line.
Hot off the press: “Government releases exciting people’s new 5-year plan.”
Best defense against this crap is to be armed and ready to make EVERY low-IQ socialist live with the excrement produced by their factories. No exclusive living zones, no limos, and worst of all, no toilet paper. As for their private jets, just let some of we qualified pilots man rejuvenated fighters lying in wait for their private jets.
I do want to keep guillotine production in private hands though.
Because.
“He was Commie when Commie wasn’t Cool”.
Yep, our side was accused by the Left of “finding a communist under every bed”.
Now the Left says we, especially Trump, are in bed with them.
Lol
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