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Socialist Progressives

Neon Gods

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17. If he runs...

Reply to TBF (Reply #16)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:44 PM

Jan 2015

...he will have to confront the fact that he is a socialist and he will have to explain what it is and why he chooses socialism. Even if he loses, that will be a huge benefit to us and to political discourse in America. I too hope he runs.

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I'm sticking my toe in the water... [View all] Neon Gods Jan 2015 OP

Thank you and a belated welcome to DU! gopiscrap Jan 2015 #1

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Welcome! Sherman A1 Jan 2015 #3

Stick around. candelista Jan 2015 #4

Good point. Neon Gods Jan 2015 #14

Welcome & thanks for a thoughtful & well written OP Divernan Jan 2015 #5

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Our welcome thread is here - TBF Jan 2015 #9

Thanks, I checked it out Neon Gods Jan 2015 #15

I too, am an old socialist, bobalew Jan 2015 #11

I don't think we have any prescribed belief system around here. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #12

Thank you all! Neon Gods Jan 2015 #13

A hundred years ago we had socialists TBF Jan 2015 #16

If he runs... Neon Gods Jan 2015 #17