The Secret of Bernie’s Millions (Sanders called this piece anti-Semitic)

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[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I think the fact he feels any shame about it at all is a good thing, unlike all these billionaires that have been running for president

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Agreed but when you cross the line into deception you're just another career politician or desperately afraid of being labelled a millionaire. On Fox he tried to claim he's not a millionaire because he brought in less than 1 million in 2018 (or maybe it was 2017), ignoring all of his existing assets like 3 houses. Total career politician move.

I'm not trying to lump everyone into good and not good, I'm just disappointed in him. I've still got his damn Birdy sticker stuck to my car. It was cheap and melted on.

[–]magnora7 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah I know what you mean, it's disappointing in a way. But I also think it's impossible to rise to any level of influence like that without accumulating material possessions like that. I think compared to an average congressperson his net worth is probably average or below-average.

Also be careful not to let "perfect" be the enemy of "good".

That said I also think all politicians are sellouts and relying on politicians to save us and drive the country in the right direction is an entertainment/distraction tactic by the military-industrial-banking complex that actually makes the decisions in this country. So despite my first paragraph, in a way I find it difficult to care one way or the other tbh.

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all politicians are sellouts and relying on politicians to save us and drive the country in the right direction is an entertainment/distraction tactic by the military-industrial-banking complex that actually makes the decisions in this country

Epic, very interesting and well put.

[–]HibikiBlack 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm sorry. I also had a lot of hopes for him but he is full of contradictions. Jason brought his supposed Anti-war record the other day, for example.