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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders does NOT SHOW UP to vote on Russian sanctions [View all]Ezior
(505 posts)I was a fan, and my mother in law gave me his book for christmas.
Over the years, my impression of him got worse and worse. Now I'm afraid he or Tad Devine might work for Russia, or the Russians have Kompromat on them. There's no good explanation for this behavior. Seriously, there's an important and very close vote in the senate, but Bernie can't take part because 30 mins later there's a meeting nearby where he shows up for a relatively short time? That's BS. I say he didn't want to vote. WHY?
Well, recent years certainly helped me develop my political views. I was a bit sceptic about globalisation, and interested in politicians like Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn, and hoped we'd have someone like them in Germany, too. Now it seems like I'm more on the side of so-called "neoliberals", even though I still think a basic and reliable social safety net is important. But I want none of those isolationist / nationalist tendencies and appeasing to authoritarian leaders of other countries observable in some left-wing politicians.