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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Lost Illinois, but He Changed Chicago [View all]MineralMan
(148,110 posts)18. Your Post, Sir, Puts Me in Mind of the 1990 Film, "Slacker"
One of the characters in that film was an old socialist. He was constantly writing down notes, but seemed to have little connection to the real world that surrounded him. Living in a college neighborhood, he was a relic from the past, as are many old socialists one encounters from time to time.
In another scene in the film, a group of young college-aged guys discussed the relative merits of "Scooby Doo" and "Smurfs" as representative of society. These youngsters will end up like that old socialist, perhaps, irrelevant and writing down their deepest thoughts in little notebooks. Here is the scene of their weighty social discussion:
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Sanders has done more to prevent minimum wage increases than he has to enact them.
W_HAMILTON
Mar 2020
#8
Funny, people are claiming he's changing Chicago, but when it's pointed out....
George II
Mar 2020
#12
Legal weed and higher minimum wage basically every schoolkid's dream since forever.
Scurrilous
Mar 2020
#42
Treacly Matt Taibbi comes to mind. It's a disgrace he has the job that Hunter S. Thompson once held.
Scurrilous
Mar 2020
#44
Yep. They have inherited a mess and are determined to change the power structure despite
BeckyDem
Mar 2020
#14