The Squad endorse Bernie...what do you think?

@BlueVeins

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I don't think it has anything to do with being "uncorrupted."

He's much more like AOC ideologically. Nothing wrong with her supporting him. She's just being true to her beliefs.

@beckyromero Don't be silly, the most important thing they have in common is exactly that they are not bought by corporations and special interests. She is much more focused on identity politics and virtue signalling and the buzzwords that come with that then he is, if being uncorrupted was not the main factor she might as well have endorsed the opportunist ie. Elizabeth Warren.

@Saxo2000

I disagree. I really believe it is a shared-ideology.

Sanders has a long history of supporting progressive causes.

And why is everyone seemingly forgetting that Ocasio-Cortez worked as a campaign organizer for Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential run?

@beckyromero Ideology and rhetoric means absolutely nothing if you are not uncorrupted ie. unbought, I was naive enough to think Obama would bring actual change in 07/08 but of course it was all for show since he was in the pocket of corporations.

@beckyromero Are you on Twitter?

@Saxo2000

Yes, but I haven't used it very much.

@beckyromero It is by far my favorite social media app, this one is OK for kinks but for serious stuff like politics the majority here are either completely clueless, brainwashed or indifferent.

@Saxo2000 The politics section here used to be a bit better. Its never been leftist but there used to be a bit better standard of debate. Now most of the posts are just trolling and/or attention-seeking.

@Saxo2000 I'm a British leftist here so bare in mind I'm not one of you guys and I know about current politics from the outside.

I agree with you about corporate money and I'd definately be a Bernie supporter were I in your country. You seem a bit harsh on Warren in calling her an 'opportunist' though. She has a long history as a left-liberal and would surely be a better President than centrist democrat, no? There are big differences between her and Bernie though, in terms of attitude more than policy. The attitude thing matters because Warren is MUCH more likely to compromise than Sanders.

@Burnley123 I'm Danish and can't vote either but support Bernie for 2020 and Yang and Tulsi for the future, I don't trust Warren because she didn't have the guts to either run in 16 against HRC or even endorse Bernie over her, instead she chooses to run now when he is the favorite to win showing she is pretty much in it for herself and not to bring actual change. Are you in Twitter? It's the best place to stay informed.

@Saxo2000 I don't comment much on Twitter but I use it as a place to follow journos and politicians I like.

@Burnley123 [quote]I don't trust Warren because she didn't have the guts to either run in 16 against HRC[/quote]

Even though I wouldn't vote for Warren, I can't fault her (or any politician) for making decisions on whether to seek higher office partly because of who one's opponent may be.

If Warren had ran in 2016 (and lost, either the primary or the general), she'd have been out of the Senate since her seat was up for election that year.

I don't think we should knock people for such choices as not "having the guts."

@beckyromero I have found nothing on Google related to Warren being up for re election in 2016, only links I have found are related to runs in 2012 and 2018 and Massachusetts is not on this list of states that had elections in 2016 so you will have to provide evidence for that one. Even if that was the case there is no excuse for her not endorsing Bernie over Hillary in 2016 if she really was a progressive.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_elections#Results_summary

@Saxo2000

You're correct. She was elected in 2012 and 2018.

But I still won't knock her for not running for POTUS in 2016. Maybe she felt she wasn't ready. And I don't think we should judge her for that.

As for endorsements, like beauty, that's in the eye of the beholder.

@beckyromero Thanks for conceding that point, I wasn't sure because it's seems she is up for re election in 2020 again. As for your last point it depends on what you consider a true progressive, if you value integrity over virtue signalling and identity politics Hillary is never going to be considered progressive although there was a point early in her career where she seemed to actually fight for universal free healthcare.