Because I'm a little older than average here (39), I feel I have more positive thoughts about Bernie than most. Because I remember the 90s. The idea of even a social democrat being given a platform and even a remote chance at the presidency... it's so far from where we came from just in very recent history. In the 90s, the absolute furthest left edge in the conscious of 99% of Americans was Michael Moore and Jesse Jackson (also why I have a lot of sympathy for those guys even if they're kinda libby - they took hella grief from conservatives and liberals and still hung in there)
37 here. If you told 90's teenaged me someone who identified as a demsoc would run twice and do significantly well in the primaries I'd freak the fuck out.
Because I'm a little older than average here (39), I feel I have more positive thoughts about Bernie than most. Because I remember the 90s. The idea of even a social democrat being given a platform and even a remote chance at the presidency... it's so far from where we came from just in very recent history. In the 90s, the absolute furthest left edge in the conscious of 99% of Americans was Michael Moore and Jesse Jackson (also why I have a lot of sympathy for those guys even if they're kinda libby - they took hella grief from conservatives and liberals and still hung in there)
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37 here. If you told 90's teenaged me someone who identified as a demsoc would run twice and do significantly well in the primaries I'd freak the fuck out.