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In reply to the discussion: Though I have not always agreed with him, there are few people in public life more worthy [View all]FoxNewsSucks
(11,736 posts)be posted without provoking an immediate rash of people slamming him because he's "left", anti-corporation, anti-establishment and for the underdog. I'm not offended by legitimate criticism of anyone, including Sanders. But he's done a lot of good and that should be recognized.
On the "identity politics" thing, I would have to see the full context of his comments to have anything else to say. I think he's consistently been on the side of human rights, women's rights, gay rights, and racial rights his whole life and career. Yes, he marched with MLK. And after that he was in state & local politics in a state where blacks were 1% of the population. So there is a reason that those years don't have a lot of focus on black issues.
In any case, Sanders is where the Democratic Party should be.