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JDPriestly

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21. I'm an old-fashioned Democrrat. I think of myself as a mainstream Democrat.
Mon May 4, 2015, 12:22 AM
May 2015

I worked hard on the Obama campaigns.

But I agree just about 100% with Bernie. I lived in Europe for some years, so I know what democratic socialism is. We always felt that the "socialist" parties were very similar to the Democratic Party in the US. I don't think that even European socialists who are the old-school socialists believe in the government taking over private companies just for the sake of nationalizing them. That idea did not work. Bernie does not believe in just nationalizing companies either from what I have heard and read.

I am a Democrat, not a socialist. I back Bernie Sanders.

i agree with him on health care. I agree with him on unions. I agree with him on the TPP. I agree with him on protecting the Constitution and furthering democracy. I agree that government is the institution through we express our common will and our need to work together to achieve our goals. I believe that college education should be affordable for all. I agree that wages (which translate into our standard of living) must be raised so that all of us who are working have a living wage. I worked for a homeless project for years and strongly believe that we should make sure that homeless people have the opportunity to get affordable, decent housing in sober living housing as appropriate. I believe in free kindergarten for all families who wish to place their children in it.

So yes, I am a huge (one of his favorite words) Bernie Sanders fan. Love the guy. He is so refreshing and honest.

Well, that's "feisty" of her. Larry Engels May 2015 #1
We have to accept the rise of China. But we could use our energy (policy) to help China progress in newthinking May 2015 #3
LA never was like that. Larry Engels May 2015 #6
Bullshit. denbot May 2015 #14
LA used to be terrible and no longer is. kwassa May 2015 #25
True. But LA is multi-racial and Chinese people have been creative, good citizens here JDPriestly May 2015 #8
I'm surprised you are a Sanders supporter. Larry Engels May 2015 #10
When we have a big balance of payment deficit with another country, the people from that JDPriestly May 2015 #15
Why are you surprised that I am a Sanders supporter? JDPriestly May 2015 #16
Because you strike me as a conservative Democrat. Larry Engels May 2015 #18
I'm an old-fashioned Democrrat. I think of myself as a mainstream Democrat. JDPriestly May 2015 #21
I'm putting you on ignore. Larry Engels May 2015 #28
Chinese investment in New York as well as cities on the Pacific Rim of the US is huge. It's very LuckyLib May 2015 #2
Just in time... americannightmare May 2015 #4
Desalination? Larry Engels May 2015 #11
You can put the salt on polar ice caps cosmicone May 2015 #13
That's backward, salt melts ice. bananas May 2015 #26
But you have to give that poster one thing: he's consistent! Nihil May 2015 #29
Do you know of an alternative? JDPriestly May 2015 #19
Meanwhile, in the Boston area, a Chinese RE mogul is quietly buying up -and destroying - Harvard FailureToCommunicate May 2015 #5
We buy Chinese junk made by cheap, Chinese labor, junk we don't really need, run up a huge JDPriestly May 2015 #7
L.A. is a has been that never was olddots May 2015 #9
I doubt that LA or anyone in it gives a flying flip about your opinion of it. Larry Engels May 2015 #12
Gertrude Stein was referring to... americannightmare May 2015 #17
My attitude? :) Larry Engels May 2015 #20
for tourists who are into non touristy things i recommend checking out downtown la JI7 May 2015 #22
My favorite quote from the movie. "L.A. Story" with Steve Martin... Javaman May 2015 #23
Shades of Blade Runner... Lodestar May 2015 #24
While it would be great to see a Syd Mead future for any city, kentauros May 2015 #27
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