Clinton and Sanders: The 60’s and 70’s beyond the memes.

Of all the memes that push all my buttons, is one with Hillary Clinton and Sanders with the question what were you doing in the 60s. . The two are pictured in the sixties with Clinton reduced to her political identity from high school and her first year in college and Sanders framed as a front line warrior for civil rights. No context of time, no more information. Just the demonization Clinton in the eyes of “progressives” of all hues. This picture shuts down discussion, logic and in fact the real truth.

Just by looking at the picture, one immediately thinks, he was in the front lines fighting and she was coddled in the haven of Republican America working against social justice, civil rights and all that defines the left.

But, if you dig a bit, well not much, just go to Wikipedia page for each one you will see the timeline. Let’s start when they were born: Sanders was born 1941, Hillary was born 1947. So, 1965 Sanders was 24, Clinton was 18. Sanders graduated from the University of Chicago 1964, Clinton graduated from Wellsesley 1969.

Ok, now we have context. The picture implies that Bernie was in the front lines leading the “struggle”. Hillary in 1964 was 17, Bernie was 23.