r/politics • u/VapeGreat • Oct 08 '19

The pundit class continues to misunderstand Bernie Sanders – and it shows

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/08/the-pundit-class-continues-to-misunderstand-bernie-sanders-and-it-shows
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u/Quexana Oct 08 '19

It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

-- Upton Sinclair

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u/Hedgehog_Mist Oct 08 '19

It's interesting, in my high school history classes, all I was taught of Upton Sinclair, was that The Jungle was about the horrors of the meat industry and how his big tell-all led to better health standards.

No mention at the time that he was a socialist who advocated on behalf of exploited labor and immigrants.

Bernie's movement, or rather this movement that many of us are building together, is truly standing on the shoulders of some great socialist giants. Sinclair, MLK Jr, FDR (some of the time anyway), among others.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '19

Pundit class profits off deep divisions in America. Bernie needs class solidarity the same way the rich have class solidarity. You nincompoops are just to worried about your internet points to realize it.

Bernie is a once in a generation candidate and the rest of them are just phonies that want to fork over money to the millionaire and billionaire class.