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Bernie Sanders

mucifer

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1. Here's the reason Bernie isn't talking about it:

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 08:32 AM

Feb 2016

From the article:

The kibbutz founders had a strong admiration for the Communist system in the Soviet Union.
“Today we know how many were killed there in the gulags, but when the kibbutz was founded, they believed that from Russia will come the truth,” she said. “They called Stalin the ‘Sun of the Nations.’”

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Here's the reason Bernie isn't talking about it: mucifer Feb 2016 #1

Pffft! The Red Baiting won't work! The man was elected Mayor of Burlington,VT in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #2

I hope you are right mucifer Feb 2016 #3

Less than a year of his life, five decades ago? winter is coming Feb 2016 #5

Eh...what young adult hasn't done something stupid? I know I did! in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #6

Say hi to Segami for me. winter is coming Feb 2016 #4

Ok in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #7

On time-out. winter is coming Feb 2016 #8

Gotcha -Well in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #9

This only makes me like him more. nt TBF Feb 2016 #10