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Bernie Sanders

Gregorian

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3. Noam Chomsky's optimism always surprises me.

Reply to Demeter (Reply #1)

Fri May 22, 2015, 05:55 PM

May 2015

He keeps saying that America has the best opportunity for positive change of anywhere. I had dropped off the forum for quite a long time. When Bernie showed up, and I saw the response, I was heartened.

There is an array of things that could prevent even Bernie from accomplishing important changes. But ultimately, if enough people are unified behind a goal, we can make it happen.

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