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Re: politic on the board
Dictators our present administration is friendly with abound, Russia, North Korea, the Saudie's , go figure. . .
Just keep it clean please....
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waltesefalcon wrote:I cannot back a man who admires oppressive regimes and dictators. Not only did Sanders say he admired Castro who imprisoned and often executed those who opposed him he admired the Sandinistas and has said that Daniel Ortega is an impressive leader, even going so far as to host Ortega in Burlington back in 1985 when he was the mayor there.
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b4autodark wrote:I could never figure out why it's acceptable to deal with some communist countries and not others. Cuba a big no no, China, best buddies, lots of trade, borrow money, sell property.
Dictators our present administration is friendly with abound, Russia, North Korea, the Saudie's , go figure. . .
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xxl wrote:waltesefalcon wrote:I cannot back a man who admires oppressive regimes and dictators. Not only did Sanders say he admired Castro who imprisoned and often executed those who opposed him he admired the Sandinistas and has said that Daniel Ortega is an impressive leader, even going so far as to host Ortega in Burlington back in 1985 when he was the mayor there.
I'd recommend you read a little more about the Sandinistas and the overthrow of the US backed Somosa government in Nicaragua. In 1985 Ortega was 6 years into a government of revolutionaries and had yet to fail on the promises made to the people who supported him. It seems now he and his wife have become the thing they were fighting against.
To me, none of this makes Bernie's candidacy any more palatable when thinking about thoughtful, incremental change on a National level.
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cornbinder89 wrote:The ONLY thing I think Trump did that was a step forward was talking with North Korea. I never thought it would go far, but 70 years of non-engagement has got us exactly nowhere.
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