• BlueMagaChud [any]
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      3 years ago

      I immediately asked for a refund when it was clear he was capitulating and got a check for about a third of what I donated. It was totally worth it though for people to get a glimpse of the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie crushing the immense popularity of even the mildest reform.

      • RamrodBaguette [comrade/them, he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Went from "I want Socialism but I'm more than happy to settle for Social Democracy" to wanting to throw a copy of Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism into my past-self's face.

        • Vncredleader
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          3 years ago

          Where did that bring you? Back to me :lenin-pensive:

            • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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              3 years ago

              I got the news about Bernie, I spent the day moping, then I tried to start reading state and revolution. Lenin was just waiting for me to be ready.

            • Vncredleader
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              3 years ago

              Well it is get bad news from a friendly face, ideally a loved one

    • Slowpoke [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      He sat and watched as they rigged their primary and lost the election to Trump because of it. They literally chose the only candidate that could lose to him. And he just smiled and endorsed Hillary. In 2020 they did it again and he handed the people's money over to the DNC.

      At the official Democratic National Committee store at the 2016 Democratic convention in Philadelphia, the only piece of Bernie Sanders merchandise available was a t-shirt that depicted Senator Sanders in a racist manner. The caricature of his face is strongly reminiscent of Nazi propaganda which likened Jewish people to rats. Images are available here: http://imgur.com/a/3gVio and a video is available here: http://youtu.be/zd5OUVUQpz0

      "It is simply not fair to expect the College to continue to carry the burden of the expenses associated with housing both your population and ours."

      -- Jane Sanders, after buying a property for her college that housed the infirm.