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Bernie Sanders

Kalidurga

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5. He has some good points...

Reply to jkbRN (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 09:02 PM

Oct 2015

But, I don't entirely agree. I think it's good to talk about other countries and note what works and what doesn't. But, yes we have to keep our core values which may or may not be similar to Denmark.

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A message from Thom Hartmann to the Bernie Sanders Campaign: [View all] jkbRN Oct 2015 OP

K & R. There's US democratic socialism from FDR, even Ben Franklin as Thom well covers. appalachiablue Oct 2015 #1

There's even that part in the Preamble Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #4

Absolutely, right there in the Preamble. I forgot to mention BF's support of libraries, and maybe appalachiablue Oct 2015 #6

Benjamin Franklin was our first Postmaster General Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #7

Thank you for the reminder! appalachiablue Oct 2015 #8

Nothing to be ashamed about :) Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #9

Thom is dead on. Now I think that Bernie's international references are good and modern examples of Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #2

As the Campaign Grows I hope Bernie will bring in FDR's New Deal which KoKo Oct 2015 #3

He has some good points... Kalidurga Oct 2015 #5

I lived in Europe including in Bruno Kreisky's Austria. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #10

I agree with Thom. What we now call "socialism" senz Oct 2015 #11