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Avalux

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5. My daughter is 19. She and her friends love Bernie.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2015, 10:17 AM

May 2015

From what she tells me, Bernie has quite a following of young folks on social media.

Articles like this are designed to manipulate us into believing that only old people can understand Bernie and will vote for him, therefore he can't possibly gain widespread support and win. They portray him as an affable old eccentric, completely harmless. Like a novelty.

It's all bullshit.

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Hey... Mr. Sanders made the front page of NY Times today. [View all] Smarmie Doofus May 2015 OP

A bit of ageism... flor-de-jasmim May 2015 #1

K & R! n/t RufusTFirefly May 2015 #2

TBTB do NOT want us thinking about the 60s, when we had a middle class, affordable colleges. NYC_SKP May 2015 #3

+1 daleanime May 2015 #4

+1 woo me with science May 2015 #19

The big difference today is the biased media. Enthusiast May 2015 #22

I wonder if the ptb madokie May 2015 #25

My daughter is 19. She and her friends love Bernie. Avalux May 2015 #5

Agreed. However: They spelled his name correctly and it appeared on the *front* page. Smarmie Doofus May 2015 #7

Well, that IS a step in the right direction. Avalux May 2015 #10

My 20 year old told me the azmom May 2015 #16

Good to hear! Avalux May 2015 #17

And standing on the other side are the snarling neoliberal fucks who insist we are worthless. Scootaloo May 2015 #26

America so needs the wisdom of age. Especially from such such a wise person as Bernie Sanders who sabrina 1 May 2015 #6

"Hunched posture" says it all. Let's let the LibDemAlways May 2015 #8

Evryone deserves their 15 minutes of fame. nt William769 May 2015 #9

Grammar Nazi here: "Everyone deserves his or her 15 . . . " ('Everyone' is singular, KingCharlemagne May 2015 #21

That's a "singular they." joshcryer May 2015 #24

The divergence of spoken and written English is most evident here, I think. Do note, though, KingCharlemagne May 2015 #29

And some people don't know when their 15 is up. Scootaloo May 2015 #27

Cons were just fine with Ronnie Reagan age 71-78 though n/t Populist_Prole May 2015 #11

Bernie or more servitude. n/t jtuck004 May 2015 #12

The 852 NYT comments are HUGELY supportive. johnnyreb May 2015 #13

Thanx. GREAT stuff there: Smarmie Doofus May 2015 #15

It seems like young people are excited about Bernie. They love him on twitter and Reddit. Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #14

I am hearing a lot about him from young people. woo me with science May 2015 #20

Come back marym625 Jun 2015 #30

Yes. I was just wondering about Woo myself. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #31

Me too marym625 Jul 2015 #32

Excellent...exposure is a very vood thing. SoapBox May 2015 #18

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2015 #23

Bernie is the real deal! Getting big crowds at his events too! peacebird May 2015 #28