Bernie Sanders Delivers REMARKS On Democratic Socialism At Georgetown University

[Segami]

Last edited Thu Nov 19, 2015, 07:12 PM - Edit history (2)

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders visits Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. to share his vision for a United States governed through the philosophies of Democratic Socialism.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

FULL Q&A Part 1

FULL Q&A Part 2:

[HerbChestnut]

1. Thanks, Segami.

[Segami]

4. You're welcome..

[lewebley3]

88. Sanders needs to make a speech about the coward GOP: He needs tell American

what a plan less and what a whiney party with out adults the GOP is!

[arcane1]

2. Looking forward to watching this later!

[newfie11]

3. Thanks for posting this!!

#GoBernie2016!!!

[think]

5. Bernie did a great job of defining his vision of Democratic Socialism.

Here's a link to prepared remarks in regards to this speech:

https://berniesanders.com/democratic-socialism-in-the-united-states/

[pangaia]

50. Not too shabby, eh.. :>))))

[demwing]

6. Though it's not about Democratic Socialism

I'm glad he addressed Terrorism. It wipes away the probable complaint that Bernie has 1 issue, and 1 issue only...

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. A huge part of the speech explained what Democratic Socialism is to him.

I thought he explained it very well and in a way everyone could understand. And he did it by using parts of his stump speech as examples. Great speech, wonderful Q & A afterwards.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Snotcicles]

10. Yes, I'm glad to see him elaborate on more issues. It demonstrates his vast knowledge on them. nt

[Snotcicles]

7. I think Bernie is finding his stride.

He did a great today. I think he was well received at GU.

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. They loved him and

the house was packed - floor and balcony!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Luminous Animal]

11. ….

[FreakinDJ]

12. we need bumper stickers with that

[Enthusiast]

16. +1 a whole bunch!

[Hepburn]

13. Thanks...

...want to watch this when I get back home today.

[snort]

14. Q&A Part 2. Inspiring.

I continue to be very impressed with the Senator. He has my full support.

[Ed Suspicious]

53. He was so on in his closing comment during that section (as well as the rest).

[Thor_MN]

15. Out of curiosity, why do you feel the need to shout one or two words in your titles?

I have been noticing this pattern for several weeks, where titles for (mostly) Pro Sanders posts have a word or two in all caps.

"Bernie Sanders Delivers REMARKS On Democratic Socialism At Georgetown University"
"Hillary Is Already TRIANGULATING Against Liberals"
"NYT Responds On DEAL With Conservative Writer For CLINTON DIRT"
"Here's WHAT WE GET With TPP!"

What purpose do you feel it serves?

[Enthusiast]

17. It catches my attention. I don't object to it in the least.

[winter is coming]

22. It makes me feel like I'm reading the Voter's Guide for a downballot election.

You know, the sort of statements where every fifth word is capitalized.

[Segami]

18. Are you conducting a survey?

Just curious?

[Thor_MN]

23. Survey? I have noticed the out of place capitialiazation of words and wondered what it is about?

Feels like a text version of Tourette's to me. If the question bothers you tell me to mind my own business, and I'll just assume you talk that way, shouting random words.

[Segami]

33. I really don't feel

that I need to address the way that I choose to post my titles. Am I breaking board rules? No. Am I insulting or attacking a DU member? No. Yet, many others before you have used the same 'CAPS' or 'SHOUTING' query excuse to distract or hijack the posted threads. Their intention was never to participate or comment on the posted article......

Shout??.....I doubt it......If I wanted to shout, I would have CAPITALIZED the whole header on EVERY post.....so, it might be for other reasons such as eyesight,......but that never entered other people's mind for one second since they were all too self-consumed to trash talk, laugh & insult......

is that ok?...

[Thor_MN]

34. Just curious, I'll assume that you do it when you talk out loud too.

You can type anyway you choose, I was just wondering if you thought it served a purpose.

[Segami]

38. Did you not read my post?

Did you not understand my explanation? Is that not enough information for you to process?


Did I mention anywhere in my response that my reason had something to do with "talking out loud" or is that your own extended embellishment?

[Thor_MN]

40. Did you not read my post?

You can type any way you choose. I can have any opinion on what it looks like to me.

[Segami]

43. You can have an opinion...

but you can't start lobbing speculative falsehoods about a poster just because your brain has processed a lame theory about the poster using caps in their header........enough said!

[Thor_MN]

47. What I imagine your speaking voice to be has no relevance to the real world.

For all I know, you speak like a Monty Python Gumbi, or speak like a radio announcer. Doesn't matter in the least.

Have a nice night.

[Major Hogwash]

76. This is a fascinating example of derailing a topic.

You'd rather focus on the use of capital letters in the title of the OP rather than discuss the content of the OP.
What the fuck!?!
I think this is one of the biggest reasons behind why America finds itself fucked today, with the Republicans in control of Congress . . democrats just can't stay focused on an issue longer than a few minutes.

[Thor_MN]

83. Nice, why don't you derail some more by posting some more swear words?

Kind of hypocritical on your part.

Hope it made you feel better to swear at me. Have a nice day.

[Major Hogwash]

84. I always have a nice day.

[Thor_MN]

86. That's good, nice to hear.

Why don't you add some posts, like you were so worked up about?

I was worried that you were having an awful day, your language seemed to indicate that.

[JDPriestly]

41. What is "out of place" about capitalization?

I'm liberal. I don't like rigid, unwieldy, REACTIONARY rules.

I like freedom. I like self-expression. I like creativity. I like both capital and small letters. What in the world is this nonsense about?

When people can't complain about the substance they focus on some minor aspect of the form and complain about that. Puzzles me. I just love the conversation.

[Thor_MN]

45. Random words capitialized is not normal.

I was curious as to if there was a purpose. It appears that there is not, it is a just an affectation of the person that I asked about it. Like ee cummings occasionally wrote in all lower case. There was a poster, like a decade ago, who choose to use no punctuation. Unlike Segami, that person was generally an ass.

I'm frankly surprised at the number of people that seem to fell so strongly about it.

Simple question, simple answer.

It doesn't mean anything.

[senz]

48. That sounds insulting, Thor. Tourette's, and assuming Segami shouts random words.

There's no reason to say things like that about another commenter.

[Thor_MN]

62. There's no reason for you to care, Senz.

I asked Segami a question, got an answer and for some reason, you feel the need to weigh in.

Have a nice evening.

[sabrina 1]

20. I pay more attention to the content of an OP. Can't say that I consider how a title is

written is more important to me than what is in the OP.

[Thor_MN]

25. Hmm.

I don't know why you think that a question about an odd style of writing has any bearing on the importance of the title versus text of a post.

[sabrina 1]

27. Maybe because it didn't address the content of the OP and seemed like an odd question to me?

[Thor_MN]

31. An odd question about an odd writing style?

The question has nothing to do with the OP, hence the "out of curiosity". The question was not directed to you, you weighed in with an irrelevant comment. I believe I have explained that it is merely a question about odd capitalization.

I'm assuming that Segami doesn't need you to explain.

[immoderate]

54. The Romans shouted everything!

--imm

[peacebird]

56. Seems like you were trying to hijack an important thread, & get it's meaning lost over trivia

And the fact you kept replying even after it was explained, and called out the OP with the suggestion they had tourettes.... Poor form.

[Thor_MN]

61. I said that it looked to me like text form of Tourette's.

I did not say that the OP had it. As for hijacking, the swarming crowds apparently eager to weigh in are the one's conducting the "hijacking". I asked a question of the OP, got an answer, and really don't understand why any one else cares. Including you.

Poor form? Check out a mirror.

[peacebird]

63. Clearly you offer nothing of substance to this discussion. Buh bye!

[Thor_MN]

64. Like I said, check the mirror.

Have a nice evening.

[JDPriestly]

35. WHY not? Why NOT use caps to express emotion?

I love the use of CAPS for emphasis and to express emotion.

It' s a matter of taste. I think they are great.

[Thor_MN]

37. Like I said upthread, to me, it looks like Tourette's...

Was hoping that there was a rational answer, but it appears there isn't. Just my $0.02

[JDPriestly]

42. No. There is no rational or irrattional answer.

I find the question to be irrational. It's a matter of taste, as I said.

I like the mixture of caps and small letters. But then, I like jazz and the unexpected and self-expression and freedom, which many people abhor.

Picasso loved a mess. Who cares? I don't.

[Thor_MN]

49. All evidence to the contrary.

At least I had curiosity( and really didn't care that much), but you seem to care very much for some reason.

Don't worry, you can put some jazz on (some jazz is OK, free form shit is a musical migraine to me) and relax. No one is saying there are any rules being enforced. Every one is free to have any sort of affectation they choose and every one else if free to think what they want about it.

[SunSeeker]

89. You seemed to have touched on a tender subject.

[jwirr]

58. Totally agree. And that is what I assume when I see them.

[Enthusiast]

19. Kicked and recommended!

Thank you, Segami.

[Segami]

24. Heh heh...

[fredamae]

21. And This, ladies and gentlemen

is why I am putting my energy and personal investment into this candidate.

Thank you so much for posting this.

[LWolf]

79. And so am I.

This is the candidate that I want to be our next president.

[fredamae]

80. Jan. 11, 1944 Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt Video

Delivering the Infamous Second Bill of Rights Speech.

Bernie has picked up Roosevelt's Torch - Re-ignited it for The People...Are we gonna carry it or let the flame die out...again?

Let's Do this with Bernie together

[moobu2]

26. Isnt this just the same speech he always gives?

Basically? If not then what was new?

[sabrina 1]

28. The Truth Never Changes! An old but true saying. Do you think Politicians should flip flop

all over the place on matters as important as the People's welfare?

[bravenak]

29. YES

[JDPriestly]

39. The basic truths that Bernie tells us in his speeches need to be repeated over and over until

Americans really get the fact that Wall Street, the 1%, the CEOs of large companies, the outsourcing, the removal of our jobs to cheap labor countries, all of the evils that are going on and that the candidates who get money from the crooks on Wall Street, the 1% and the CEOs of large companies dare not mention lest their campaign funds dwindle. I hope Bernie keeps repeating it for however long it takes for the American fools who chase after glitzy candidates with their empty minds and their vapid, meaningless rhetoric finally get it: we need a lot of reform in this country starting with our campaign finance system.

[Uncle Joe]

30. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Segami.

[cantbeserious]

32. Go Bernie Go

eom

[Dont call me Shirley]

36. K R & B!

[senz]

44. This is great, Segami. Thanks!

[Armstead]

46. TAKE OUT THOSE CAPITAL LETTERS NOW!

I'm cerious.

Can't believe most of this thread has nothing to do with the content.

[JustAnotherGen]

51. Thank you

Bookmarking for this weekend.

[Ed Suspicious]

52. Devoid of bullshit. He lays it bare. God damnit we need this man as president.

[Babel_17]

55. Great job gathering the videos, thanks! nt

[peacebird]

57. Thank you Segami! Great post, I was thinking I would have to search for these videos.

Bernie was on fire! And he was absolutely fantastic in this speech!

[Persondem]

59. Per 2 poli-sci professors - Sanders doesn't know what he is talking about.

That Sanders attempt to use fire and police departments to define democratic socialism does not sit well with Professor Markovits.

“If he were to write this on an exam for me? That’s an F,” Markovits said.

Sanders has also cited Denmark as a place where democratic socialism has worked.

That gets a rise out of Professor Goldman. With apologies to Shakespeare, he said there’s something rotten in Sander’s assertions about the state of Denmark.

“I would not call that socialism,” he said.

From NPR Marketplace. Sure to be very popular on this thread.

[senz]

68. Their comments were made YESTERDAY. Bernie's speech was today.

So they were not reacting to what Bernie had to say about Democratic Socialism.

And they most certainly did not say that he "doesn't know what he is talking about."

[Persondem]

69. Right. So in the last 24 hours Sanders completely changed his beliefs about

Democratic Socialism. Ok, ya got me.

They most certainly were reacting to what Sanders had to say about Socialism prior to yesterday. As if ....

[senz]

72. Nah, they were giving their own opinons on DS.

Poli Sci profs are opinionated. They didn't know Bernie's philosophy.

[jwirr]

60. Loved every word of it. Thank you.

[ucrdem]

65. Georgetown admitted this week that it was financed in part by the slave trade

Georgetown University confronts its slave history
CBS/AP November 17, 2015, 8:33 AM

WASHINGTON - Georgetown University has announced it will rename two buildings that had been named for school presidents who organized the sale of slaves to help pay off campus debt in the 1830s.

The Washington Post reports university President John J. DeGioia sent an email to the Georgetown community Saturday evening saying he was changing the names based on a recommendation from his Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation.

{snip}

Student leaders had organized demonstrations and sit-ins over the building names, the Post reports. A Georgetown senior who helped organize the protests said activists "used the momentum" from student protests on other campuses to build support.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgetown-university-confronts-its-slave-history/

About the speech, I'm glad he gave it, though it sounds kind of light on theory.

[smiley]

66. Very Impressive!

I was especially shocked to hear him speak about the CIA's role in toppling foreign governments.Very brave of him.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

67. Watch Republicans claim Bernie has a Pre-Cold War mindset.

[bvf]

70. Thank you, Segami!

This is excellent. Hope I can view it all before my carrier puts me in throttle mode!

[rurallib]

71. will finish tomorrow.

[Hydra]

73. This is EXACTLY what Team Hillary did not want to see

It confirms what most of us have been saying to the red baiters as well- This is not big "S" Socialism he is offering. It is capitalism with support for normal people built in.

I'll support that as a stopgap, but the people fighting against Burnie make the most eloquent case against Capitalism there is- if what he's talking about is too much to ask(and it's really very little), then our system must really suck for providing what everyone needs.

[pacalo]

74. I wanted to see this, so thanks for posting, Segami!

Yay! I'm going to get my snacks ready...





Go, Bernie!

[madokie]

75. I just watched all these for the second time today, well yesterday and this morning

and downloaded all parts and will burn it to a DVD to distribute to family and friends to watch and take in at their leisure.

[Warren DeMontague]

77. I read the transcript.

It's one of the best speeches I've seen a major US politician give. Certainly one of the smartest.

Refreshing to have someone who doesn't insult the intelligence of the public by talking to them as if they were idiots.

[deutsey]

78. +1

My response as well.

[WillyT]

81. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[Gregorian]

82. We finally have a voice.

It's appalling to see how many on even a supposedly liberal forum such as this one, do not recognize what is the very foundation of a healthy society.

My father heard FDR on the radio. Now I can say that in my lifetime I was fortunate enough to have heard Bernie Sanders.

[pinebox]

85. Republicans & Hillary's reactions to Bernie's speech about Democratic Socialism

can be summed up in this single picture.

v

[Major Hogwash]

87. Great thread!!! Huge K & R

We need this man in the White House!!!