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WINK....SOCIALIST! (Original Post) Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2015 OP
Bookmarked for later, thanks! n/t Martin Eden Nov 2015 #1
Hey! We're Americans! As such, we have no fuckin' idea what a socialist is! immoderate Nov 2015 #2
LOL! Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2015 #3
"He's a witch! Burn him!" Fritz Walter Nov 2015 #4
the non-informed only understand labels Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2015 #6
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2015 #5
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #7
I saw it in it's entirety earlier today.. DianeK Nov 2015 #8
Me too. azmom Nov 2015 #9
Thank You. bvar22 Nov 2015 #10
K/R UglyGreed Nov 2015 #11
 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
2. Hey! We're Americans! As such, we have no fuckin' idea what a socialist is!
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 03:47 PM
Nov 2015

Don't know. Don't wanna know. Don't give a shit.

--imm

Fritz Walter

(4,291 posts)
4. "He's a witch! Burn him!"
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 05:28 PM
Nov 2015

Many of our fellow Americans react to that label in the same ways that the villagers did in the Monty Python and the Holy Grail witch scene. That is to say, in ignorance and fear.

I commend Bernie for confronting those reactions and embracing the term rather than trying to run away from it. The Attwater/Rove tactic of Smear is already in play. He needs our help if he is to succeed. One closed mind at a time.

 

DianeK

(975 posts)
8. I saw it in it's entirety earlier today..
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 05:50 PM
Nov 2015

including the Q&A at the end...it is wonderful! A real lesson in who we really are as Americans and where we come from!

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
10. Thank You.
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 03:05 PM
Nov 2015

Bookmarking
and saving a copy to my HD in case I get a pizza.
That was one of the most inspiring speeches in recent memory.
FDR is the reason I joined the Democratic Party in 1968.
It was GREAT to hear those words again.

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