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Bernie Sanders

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts) Thu Jun 11, 2015, 05:33 PM Jun 2015

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It's time to declare once and for all: #BlackLivesMatter

https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/609103144681897985

https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/609103144681897985

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It's time to declare once and for all: #BlackLivesMatter (Original Post) Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 OP

This is nice to see. bravenak Jun 2015 #1

It is nice to see Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #2

But I thought Sanders was TM99 Jun 2015 #3

Occupy, BlacklivesMatter, Ferguson, all these groups have been active and interacting online for sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #4

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #5

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

1. This is nice to see.

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2015, 05:34 PM

Jun 2015

I'm interested in hearing more of what he has to say.

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

2. It is nice to see

Reply to bravenak (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 11, 2015, 05:58 PM

Jun 2015

Personally I don't think any major politician goes far enough in saying things that really need to be said, and saying the changes we really need. But Bernie has a good message and seems sincere.

TM99

(8,352 posts)

3. But I thought Sanders was

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2015, 09:00 PM

Jun 2015

a racist and only cared about economic issues?

I said he would begin to address this and other important issues for ALL Americans, and this is an excellent example thereof.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

4. Occupy, BlacklivesMatter, Ferguson, all these groups have been active and interacting online for

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2015, 10:32 PM

Jun 2015

quite a while now.

And all the groups supporting Bernie support all of those groups. It truly is growing into a movement.

I follow all of them on Twitter and have to keep adding more each day.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

5. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2015, 08:32 AM

Jun 2015

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