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Codeine

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25. His ethnicity grants him no special wisdom,

Reply to Cal Carpenter (Reply #16)

Sat Feb 29, 2020, 02:18 PM

Feb 2020

nor does it proffer an immunity to falling under the influence of what has clearly become a cult of personality.

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

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'Bernie is what we've waited 244 years for, we can't squander it. He's opened the minds of millions' [View all] Donkees Feb 2020 OP

"We can't squander it" CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #1

Oh please, give me a break. katmondoo Feb 2020 #6

+100000000 Celerity Feb 2020 #8

+1000 NT Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #11

On climate change alone my statement is objectively true CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #14

..... dware Feb 2020 #21

ROTFL onetexan Feb 2020 #35

we are not going from Cult-45 to lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #29

+1000 Green Line Feb 2020 #42

Oh ffs. nt Codeine Feb 2020 #13

..... dware Feb 2020 #20

LOL nt zackymilly Feb 2020 #2

I knew he was desperately old, and buried deep in the past, but I never realized he was... NNadir Feb 2020 #3

A 250 year old brain surgeon??? bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Feb 2020 #5

Exactly. IluvPitties Feb 2020 #10

Waiting 244 years?? They must be really old. honest.abe Feb 2020 #7

DAMN RIGHT!! LET'S DO THIS!! GO BERNIE!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #9

Muad'dib! Muad'dib! Codeine Feb 2020 #12

Hey! Muad'dib was a badass! Laelth Feb 2020 #34

Dune is a warning against heroes. Codeine Feb 2020 #36

Perhaps, but Leto was a great God Emperor. Laelth Feb 2020 #39

Uh oh. Bernie's son, the God Emperor of Dem! Codeine Feb 2020 #40

LOL. Nicely played. Laelth Feb 2020 #41

Holy hell. Bernie is NOT the messiah and Trump is NOT Jesus Christ. Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #15

The cult-like adoration from some is...scary. tritsofme Feb 2020 #19

It IS scary!!! I just can't believe it is coming from the left. Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #23

It happens here every election MuseRider Feb 2020 #37

The Left is as amenable to this sort of thing Codeine Feb 2020 #38

Sad to see so many people dismissing the words of indigenous people Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #16

His ethnicity grants him no special wisdom, Codeine Feb 2020 #25

I never said it grants the man "special wisdom" Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #33

So now Bernie is the best thing that has happened to the US since 1776? Moderateguy Feb 2020 #17

To indigenous people from this continent Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #18

Not mocking this man, dware Feb 2020 #22

Really Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #24

The only people using the word "messiah" on this thread Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #27

Oh bullshit, dware Feb 2020 #31

NTSA. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #26

Great! Mme. Defarge Feb 2020 #28

I get the sentiment. David__77 Feb 2020 #30

Take an increased risk of a Trump reelection for an agenda that won't pass? RandySF Feb 2020 #32