Bernie Sanders

LiberalArkie

(19,723 posts) Fri Dec 25, 2015, 05:38 PM Dec 2015

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Manny Goldstein: "The most Conservative guy I know wants to vote for Bernie." [View all]

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Last night we had Christmas Eve dinner with friends, an annual tradition. Delicious dinner!

One of our friends is a Righty; he spent much of his adult life living in red states, I think it rubbed off on him. But he's not a nut - he understands that there are serious problems with so-called Conservative philosophies. Because I'm me, , I wore my Bernie t-shirt last night to have a little fun with him. I was shocked by his response; instead of an eyeroll or a "You just had to do that, didn't you!", here's what he said:

"Hey, I need to look into that guy! The biggest Conservative I know - lives out west, hates the government - says he wants to vote for Bernie! I can't believe it, I need to figure out what's up with that."

Shocking, but not surprising: In the end, philosophies set aside, I believe that the Left and the Right want the same things when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of it. Most "Conservatives" support Social Security, Medicare, and other "Socialist" programs. We want the same rules to apply to the 99% and the 1%.

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Manny Goldstein: "The most Conservative guy I know wants to vote for Bernie." [View all] LiberalArkie Dec 2015 OP

sadly doesn't mean much if he's not registered as democrat Scootaloo Dec 2015 #1

Depending on the state. Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #3

There are 19, count 'em, nineteen states that have open primaries RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #29

'Out West' there are 3, WA, Idaho and Montana, 4 if we count Hawaii but when Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #37

People like himm ARE registering as Dems in states where it is required, I just helped a few do sabrina 1 Dec 2015 #30

I believe there is a large number of people who've been tricked into thinking they are conservative. arcane1 Dec 2015 #2

Also the opposite Scootaloo Dec 2015 #4

Funny that... ablamj Dec 2015 #9

Savage. Rod Beauvex Dec 2015 #25

Conservative and reactionary used to be antithetical. Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #34

Indeed. They are Republicans because Dadddy was one. raouldukelives Dec 2015 #38

"Bernie Sanders wants what Americans want, and has a long history of wanting it." 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #5

"Bernie would absolutely trounce Trump in the GE." malokvale77 Dec 2015 #10

Yes, that meme is very worse-for-the-wear, as in now patently false on it's face. nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #12

I think they're looking in the mirror when they drag out the pres. trump and the list thing roguevalley Dec 2015 #14

Your reminding me of this, from 2008 Primaries. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #15

As in Miss Marple's "The Mirror Cracked From Side to Side" Divernan Dec 2015 #35

truth Locrian Dec 2015 #19

I have a G.E.D and I can comprehend the reasons and evidence why Bernie is the only candidate using orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #6

The 60% or more of Republicans that will not vote for Trump randr Dec 2015 #7

Our conservative friend told us that they also liked Bernie. peacebird Dec 2015 #11

No self-identified Republicans can call consider themselves skepticscott Dec 2015 #18

Well I think there is common ground. zeemike Dec 2015 #8

+10 ... Very nicely said. nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #13

love my Bernie shirt ValasHune Dec 2015 #16

That's the blind spot of Sanders supporters skepticscott Dec 2015 #17

So who's judging here? Who's calling out "blind spots"? Remember the rule about the pointed finger libdem4life Dec 2015 #22

Where did you see anyone say the whole world agrees with them? I read someone recounting a personal sabrina 1 Dec 2015 #31

Why would anyone trust what a conservative tells you? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #20

Pretty broad brush you have there. Could you, at least, narrow it down to the Teapartiers. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #21

It's getting thick in here...speak and think for yourself. libdem4life Dec 2015 #23

You're confusing certain conservative voters with conservative politicians. JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #27

What unites many of us.... paleotn Dec 2015 #24

It is time to have the talk Kalidurga Dec 2015 #26

I have several conservative acquaintances (mostly clients) who razorman Dec 2015 #28

Folks like your conservative clients will flood the polls to vote against Hillary. Divernan Dec 2015 #36

I think they will also go to vote against Bernie, but not with as much enthusiasm. razorman Dec 2015 #41

Believe me... people have plenty of time to change their party for this primary... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #32

They need to understand how necessary it is that they do it. senz Dec 2015 #33

Yes... I believe the ones who would have no problem changing... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #40

Eisenhower "Socialists" nt Babel_17 Dec 2015 #39

Of course, because we don't have a conservative/liberal war. We have a class war, flat out. valerief Dec 2015 #42