Bernie Sanders: THIS IS MY RELIGION (Town Hall 2/23/2016)

[Donkees]

[polly7]

1. I love this man. nt.

[Donkees]

2. <3

[polly7]

4. Okay, now I love him even more.

[peacebird]

3. The Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

Excellent response, Bernie. Excellent.

[Dustlawyer]

14. That's my religion too!

[TheUndecider]

28. masochists excepted

[bonniebgood]

5. The republician/billionaire/ rich religion is: those who has the gold makes the rules. nt

[Akamai]

9. Their religion is also to make as much wealth as they can, for as long

as they can, in every way that they can, and they believe this is far more important than what happens to their fellow citizens, to the country, to the world, to the future.

With their echo chamber to support their "greed is good" philosophy, and with their enablers in politics and the media, so many of them simply DO NOT CARE about the unnecessary pain and suffering they have caused -- and will cause -- to others.

[Fast Walker 52]

6. beautiful!

[earthshine]

7. We are the higher power we have been waiting for.

There is no savior other than ourselves.

There is no one to offer stewardship of the planet other than ourselves.

To look elsewhere for answers is to shirk the responsibility we collectively have to the Earth and all its beautiful creatures.

It is more nails to the proverbial coffin if we elect Republicans or pro-corporate Democrats to office. The big moneyed interests are happy with either possibility.

[tk2kewl]

12. deed before creed

Bernie talks like an Ethical Humanist

[PWPippin]

8. He is such a good man!

His goodness is deep in his bones. He can't be otherwise. He can't be compromised.

[erlewyne]

10. I am going to vote for Bernie Sanders!

Bernie Sanders he's my man.

If Bernie can't do it, nobody can.

[blackspade]

11. Was that supposed to be a gotcha question?

If so, FAIL.
An excellent answer.

[jtuck004]

13. "An injury to one is an injury to all". Never found a better philosophy.n/t

[Laughing Mirror]

15. Gimme that ole time religion

It's more of an underlying philosophy of living, which, as Sanders beautifully expresses here, all religions point to.

[jwirr]

24. Interesting that you say that. That is how most churches

saw it UNTIL raygun and falwell turned it into a rule to judge others by and a political farce.

[Laughing Mirror]

30. Just when I was dwelling in divine thoughts

of how we, each one of us, are the universe (which some call God) expressing itself in the human form for a little while, you come along and forced me to remember Raygun and Falwell. My ruminations on universal consciousness all shot to hell now. Thanks!

[jwirr]

32. Sorry. The nice thing about reality is that we can see both

the good and the bad. You were thinking good - please continue - the good is what we need to make things better.

[Laughing Mirror]

38. Bad is part of it too, in our dualistic world

The important principle, for me, is to recognize bad as bad, rather than bad trying to pass itself off as good. And as you say, the way to make things better is to focus on what or who, as the case may be, is genuinely good.

[mountain grammy]

16. Like the meme says..

vote for Bernie.. He's not an asshole, and, indeed, he's not.

[Don Draper]

17. You gotta love the Sand man!

He is the genuine article!

[Dragonfli]

18. What he said reminded me of this

[jwirr]

26. Thank you. Had forgotten that quote. He was so correct.

[raouldukelives]

19. Don't make life worse for other people.

Nobody who would use the one life they are given to assist those wreaking havoc on our world for money could understand this simple concept.

Even though it may make your life better in the short term, in the end, an injustice to one is an injustice to all.

[nevergiveup]

20. Reminds me a little of this

"When I do good, I feel good and when I do bad, I feel bad.... and that is my religion"
Abraham Lincoln

[thereismore]

21. The mensch religion. nt

[SpankMe]

22. Agree 100%. I wonder what Trump'$ religion i$? n/t

[GoldenMean]

23. Bernie is a first responder

You can't fake gut reactions
http://uproxx.com/news/bernie-sanders-helps-fainting-man/

[Donkees]

25. man faints...

[tk2kewl]

36. a heart of gold

[Donkees]

27. Woman faints...

[FailureToCommunicate]

33. Welcome to DU, GoldenMean !

What a great name you chose.

(By the way, I prefer to call what Bernie was there and what countless others are on a daily basis, immediately helping someone near them in distress, as "primary responders" since they are there and help often long before the official "first responders" arrive. I'm thinking of the Boston Marathon, where there were hundreds of First Responders nearby the blasts, but it was fellow onlookers who rushed back in or turned to help stop bleeding and comfort the wounded most immediately. And saved lives.)

[GoldenMean]

37. Thanks for the welcome mat

I agree about all the human beings around our Earth who instantly respond when the shit hits the fan. Empathy is what separates us from the reptile brained around us.
I was a volunteer firefighter for over 20 years and have seen all the ranges of humanity from pure evil to selfless sacrifice.
I have been lurking around here for years looking for a place to vent.
I am still missing having Bartcop to share with

[FailureToCommunicate]

40. ...

Sad to think, Bartcop has been gone for what, two years now?

[blm]

29. He said exactly what I believe.

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[GoldenMean]

31. A vision of Bernie taking the oath

He puts his hand on a stack of all the religions that preach the golden rule, with a peace pipe on top, while Imagine is played. You may call me a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

[tk2kewl]

35. made me smile

[FailureToCommunicate]

34. See? Bernie's firm belief in the Golden Rule makes him NOT religious.

Not.

[zebonaut]

39. Best answer I EVER heard. The Polar opposite of the Trump Monster.