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michaelflutist's avatar

You're talking about political effectiveness. I have no problem with socialists advocating their positions, regardless of whether they are widely accepted or not. That's not my issue with Bernie and never has been.

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James Trout's avatar

I do because the Democratic Party simply does not get away with perceived extremism the way the Republican Party does. That's not changing anytime soon.

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michaelflutist's avatar

As you said, he's not a Democrat.

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James Trout's avatar

It doesn't matter. He caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate. Thus the Democratic Party is expected to own his actions.

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michaelflutist's avatar

Socialists aren't going to shut up. If that means the country turns into a fascist dictatorship, that's the fault of the American people, not the socialists.

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