Bernie Sanders is doing exactly what he should be doing. Let's all do it

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97. "Belonging to a particular group" is the crux of the matter.

As a person, and as a leftward voice, I appreciate much of what Bernie’s accomplished. I voted for him in the 2016 primary, in hopes of pushing the Democratic Party to the left. But Bernie consistently uses the Democratic Party when it’s convenient for him. That may seem like no big deal, but, as stated in my previous post, it reflects a question-mark as to where he’ll come down on certain issues. Two examples:
https://newrepublic.com/article/149378/bernie-sanders-not-left
Sanders Is Not the Left
His refusal to endorse ICE's abolition is the latest evidence that he's not the politician that many believe him to be.
The New Republic By SARAH JONES
June 26, 2018
When CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Bernie Sanders on Sunday if he wants to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, the senator was uncharacteristically vague. “I think that what we need is to create policies which deal with immigration in a rational way. And a rational way is not locking children up in detention centers or separating them from their mothers,” he said. “What we need is Trump to sit down with members of Congress and work on a rational program which deals with this serious issue.”
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But contrary to how he’s often portrayed in the media, he is not a doctrinaire leftist. His principal benefit to the left has been to mainstream certain beliefs—namely, that access to health care, education, and living wages are rights, not luxuries. But Sanders is not a revolutionary. His views aren’t even entirely consistent with democratic socialism, the political tradition he claims. It’s one thing to call for breaking up the big banks, and quite another to call for the nationalization of private industries.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1962AU
U.S. Senate votes near unanimously for Russia, Iran sanctions
Reuters | By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and force President Donald Trump to get Congress' approval before easing any existing sanctions on Russia.

In a move that could complicate U.S. President Donald Trump's desire for warmer relations with Moscow, the Senate backed the measure by 98-2. Republican Senator Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, were the only two "no" votes.
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