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redstateblues

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31. Long for the failed Socialists state? The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 07:50 PM

Feb 2020

No freedom of speech? Putin has a huge base that think he will restore Russia to greatness by invading former satellite states.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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BS on Soviet Union: People there seem reasonably happy and content. I didn't notice much deprivation [View all] Skya Rhen Feb 2020 OP

He was the guest of the government, I'm sure they weren't going to give him a tour of deprivation. George II Feb 2020 #1

So "happy" and "content" the whole utopia fell apart a few years later. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #2

... none so blind... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #19

Oh yes PatSeg Feb 2020 #8

Exactly. He was a special guest of the nomenklatura dalton99a Feb 2020 #46

Yeah, well there's good things about Castro,too. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #3

Famine, power outages, epidemics do tend to be spotty Hortensis Feb 2020 #4

Well, that seals it, no? peggysue2 Feb 2020 #5

Alcoholism runs rampant- it ranks 4th in the world redstateblues Feb 2020 #6

well, i can tell you who's not reasonably happy, the millions of Americans that have been yaesu Feb 2020 #7

DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT!!! carlvsam Feb 2020 #9

That's 'whataboutism' in living color, carlvsam peggysue2 Feb 2020 #10

first, don't tell me what I can or can't do, second, threads like this just divide the party yaesu Feb 2020 #16

When Bernie slams the Democratic Party he is the divisive one redstateblues Feb 2020 #30

Biden did not push for that bill Tweedy Feb 2020 #15

My research showed he did but we can agree to disagree. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #17

It was the GOP Tweedy Feb 2020 #20

Any comment on BS' statement? Cha Feb 2020 #22

Ideology clouded his judgement. Plenty of people knew how oppressive the Soviet system was, emmaverybo Feb 2020 #62

Thank you for that, emmaverybo. Cha Feb 2020 #63

Yeah, bring that up in the GE. See how that works. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #53

The sympathies of your guy with the USSR IluvPitties Feb 2020 #58

Having lived in moscow for a few years BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #11

I guess you didn't talk to any LGBTQ people. ehrnst Feb 2020 #12

having known some russians who came to USA I can say they are to the right of the KKK on gays nt msongs Feb 2020 #13

Yep. ehrnst Feb 2020 #14

Bye! NurseJackie Feb 2020 #18

Interesting to get a russian's perspective mathematic Feb 2020 #21

Interesting HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #24

LOL LOL awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #28

Long for the failed Socialists state? The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics redstateblues Feb 2020 #31

Wait, what? You're a union worker, with a heated pool in your house, a crushed leg rzemanfl Feb 2020 #39

They used to be a lot better at it, didn't they? I'm a little insulted. Squinch Feb 2020 #40

The "crushed leg" thing got my sympathy for a little while. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #41

LOL! Squinch Feb 2020 #42

Good catch! renate Feb 2020 #68

If I recall correctly, also had time to self-delete many posts. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #69

Yeah, right Tweedy Feb 2020 #23

One clue is whether people can just pack up and move from your empire, or have to escape it. braddy Feb 2020 #25

redbaiting is a very effective tactic. dumptrump1 Feb 2020 #26

It's not redbaiting... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #54

it is when you are accusing him of loving communists at the same time dumptrump1 Feb 2020 #65

I guess he never read Turbineguy Feb 2020 #27

Here's my anecdote spooky3 Feb 2020 #29

So much for Socialism redstateblues Feb 2020 #33

But capitalism is evil and socialism is fair! IluvPitties Feb 2020 #59

olololololololololol evertonfc Feb 2020 #32

lol, I guess he visited all the sites the politburo lined up for him to see all the smiling faces beachbumbob Feb 2020 #34

trump will use this as an attack ad Gothmog Feb 2020 #35

Sanders has provided almost endless material for GOP attack ads. Which we won't see until highplainsdem Feb 2020 #36

Did he travel with Tom Tuttle from Tacoma Washington? MyNameGoesHere Feb 2020 #37

No wonder Moscow is propping him up Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #38

Ugh. LexVegas Feb 2020 #43

Cheers! dalton99a Feb 2020 #44

yah... myohmy2 Feb 2020 #45

The moment Bernie Sanders becomes the nominee 24 / 7 news & ads like this thread with video about ra Gothmog Feb 2020 #47

But obviously the GOP would never smear any of the other candidates. DanTex Feb 2020 #48

The material tha t GOP has to use against sanders will be very effective Gothmog Feb 2020 #49

No more or less than any other candidate. DanTex Feb 2020 #50

Oh, not so, Dan. MineralMan Feb 2020 #51

Oh, yes. There's "oppo" on everyone, Bernie's not unique. DanTex Feb 2020 #52

Lol... dude.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #55

I don't go around smearing Dems with out-of-context videos from 30 years ago. DanTex Feb 2020 #57

You just go around posting articles from Democrat-smearing brogressive ehrnst Feb 2020 #66

trump has taken his shot at Joe Biden Gothmog Feb 2020 #60

Wow! liberal N proud Feb 2020 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Feb 2020 #61

Wasn't he there in the mid 80s? Recursion Feb 2020 #64

A useful idiot then and now tritsofme Feb 2020 #67