2016 Postmortem

Fantastic Anarchist

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28. And I love your signature line, as well.

Reply to ljm2002 (Reply #24)

Wed Jan 13, 2016, 03:46 PM

Jan 2016

I was debating the merits of single-payer with a "libertarian" (note quotes) the other day. As I finished providing all of the benefits over privatized health insurance, his response was, "And you expect the government to do better?"

My reply was simply, "Yes, of course. At least your life is not depended upon profit under a government-payer system."

And I say this as an anarchist.

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What Millennials think about the latest Hillary/Chelsea Clinton claim r.e. Sanders [View all] DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 OP

K&R emsimon33 Jan 2016 #1

Entitled princess who couldn't even hold down a phony baloney TV news job criticizes Sanders tularetom Jan 2016 #2

I think Hillary made a grave mistake here. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #5

She painted herself into that corner and throwing the daughter overboard was her only option tularetom Jan 2016 #7

It was a big mistake, absolutely, and if Thom Hartmann is right, it might mean randys1 Jan 2016 #54

I don't think she relates in any way to others her age. Not just because of $ either. She was an roguevalley Jan 2016 #12

Not to mention being surrounded by the paranoia of the Clinton household tularetom Jan 2016 #15

good point Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #31

Kickin' with gusto! Faux pas Jan 2016 #3

It's not just the Millennials! Fawke Em Jan 2016 #4

And I should have specified in my OP that the reddit thread wasn't all Millennials. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #6

my son is 19 and Reddit is his favorite website Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #34

Going against healthcare for all is a bad place for a Dem candidate to go Doctor_J Jan 2016 #8

I love your signature line, by the way. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #9

And when the person being quoted is now a big Clinton supporter... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #24

And I love your signature line, as well. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #28

It's sad, isn't it... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #35

Americans have been deeply brainwashed by the PTB into believing that govt is bad Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #36

Yes, unbelievable. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #45

I loved their "morally depraved" quote the best. arcane1 Jan 2016 #30

the desperation could not be brighter with a neon sign. nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #10

one of them wrote: "Hello fellow kids." LOL! I love good snark. :D roguevalley Jan 2016 #11

I wanted to repost that part, but it would have required posting several posters' posts... DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #13

I love this lastone Jan 2016 #14

Sums it perfectly, doesn't it? :D coyote Jan 2016 #21

Exactly. In the zentrum Jan 2016 #23

On the fucking mark. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #29

I think that is an overly cynical view of HRC but I can see where it is coming from Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #41

Right on the mark. GoneFishin Jan 2016 #66

the really interesting part about this... Javaman Jan 2016 #16

Exactly the same way George P. Shrub is getting groomed by the Rethugs DebbieCDC Jan 2016 #17

exactly... Javaman Jan 2016 #18

Amen to that Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #43

Indeed! What exactly makes Chel such an expert on healthcare?!?! SoapBox Jan 2016 #19

She has a masters in public health. jeff47 Jan 2016 #27

Yep, that's even worse. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #32

I saw Chelsea talk at my work (med school) on health care I think back in 2008. Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #44

I Told Many Of My Friends That "She Just Made A BIG Boo-Boo!" ChiciB1 Jan 2016 #20

Could this be Hillary's 47% comment? INdemo Jan 2016 #22

She won't GET 47% after this comment. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #39

The mere fact that both Hillary and Chelsea lied about what Sanders was trying to do ... Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #25

What's also interesting is their presidential subredditt forum subscribers Ichingcarpenter Jan 2016 #26

Proud Sanders subreddit member here! Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #38

I'm not a member Ichingcarpenter Jan 2016 #40

On the correct side of things, as usual Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #46

The "Enough Bushes, enough Clintons. New blood, please" line explains why Jeb is having issues, too Gore1FL Jan 2016 #33

He did help by bringing his best dunce game to the table, somehow looking worse than his brother. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #49

It is possible that Chelsea did an ENORMOUS fredamae Jan 2016 #37

Well, if you want to rub it in... Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #42

The quicker, the better ... Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #47

You're correct n/t fredamae Jan 2016 #48

The world is not Reddit. uberblonde Jan 2016 #50

Ha! It used to be “the world is not DU”, now its spreading.. dorkzilla Jan 2016 #51

The implication the poster makes is that other demographics just love being lied to. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #53

Good point. How does the rest of the country feel about being lied to in order to affect an outcome? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #52

"Hillary is trying to prey on the lowest of the low information voters." Android3.14 Jan 2016 #55

Yep. The reason for the lie was to deceive the public in order to hurt Sanders' reputation. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #56

That loyalty oath crap seems to have gone to the wayside Android3.14 Jan 2016 #60

Like Fox News trying to scare old people. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #57

K & R! beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #58

I felt sorry for Chelsea, actually. She didn't make any sense in what she said. She doesn't CTyankee Jan 2016 #61

What? beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #62

no, I'm sorry I didn't mean to say that. Please accept my apology...I was talking in general... CTyankee Jan 2016 #63

Okay, sorry for your troubles. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #64

thanks, scottie. I like what you say about Chelsea...my thoughts as well. CTyankee Jan 2016 #65

That was brutal.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #59

60% of Dems under 45 years old support Sanders over Hillary. morningfog Jan 2016 #67

ruh roh, they might now see her as a Heather, Babel_17 Jan 2016 #68