Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders, a non-Democrat running for the Democrat nomination for President, held a rally at Seattle’s KeyArena on Sunday. Reportedly, the Sanders’ campaign turned away many would-be attenders. More than 5,500 were left outside. But, it’s unclear why.
Seattle Center staff estimate that 10,300 were inside the arena to hear Bernie speak. Key Arena has a capacity of 17,000. So, it would appear that the Sanders’ campaign just wanted to claim that they had to turn away attendees.
In any case, a handful of familiar faces managed to get inside and meet Bernie. Check out the picture below:
Sanders is surrounded by some of his BFF’s from the state Legislature. From Left to Right: Democrats Luis Moscoso (1), Bob Hasagawa (11), Noel Frame (36), Jesse Farrell (46), Unknown, Bernie, Roger Goodman (45), Brian Blake (19), David Sawyer (29).
While Sanders draws most of his Washington State support from young “fellow travelers” in Seattle who aren’t old enough – like State Representatives Noel Frame and Jesse Farrell – to remember what a disaster socialist policies were for millions across the world during the Cold War, the Vermont Senator also attracts old-line suburban Lefties like state representatives Roger Goodman and Luis Moscoso.
It’s further proof that there is little difference between Washington Democrats and self-proclaimed socialists like Sanders and Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant. As the Democrats surrounding Sanders above can agree, bigger government and higher taxes – what’s not to smile about?
“Feel the Bern”? How about “Burn the Bern”. This State and Country is at a real pivotal point. Socialism does not work has never work and will not work in the USA!!!
Except for that time it helped the US recover from the great depression, get through WW2, become the greatest country in the 40s and 50s, and all that other sorta-socialist stuff the government does… like schools and what not.
Except for all the highways, military, police, fire protection, national parks, libraries, safe food, corporate subsidies, insurance, Internet…etc. I mean all of those “socialist programs” are what makes America work… but all your exclamation points are almost convincing!!!
Those are not socialist programs and some of the ones you have listed is actually the problem with the USA today… and just for you !!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, they are socislism. Get a dictionary!!!!!!
Economic Socialism is any various economic and political
theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration the means of production and distribution of goods.
So yes the building of our infrastructure could be considered a “socialist” program. The Military, Police or Fire departments arguably are not. These service that tax payers pay for is a valid role of our government as indicated in our Constitution. Regulatory agencies such as the USDA, FDA and CDC are again acceptable and thus legal roles of the government. Now as supposedly “free” citizens are we being regulated to death, hell yes we are.
National Parks, Libraries, Corporate subsidies, insurance, internet and whatever etc… (whatever those etc. may be in your mind) are again not socialist programs but do in fact far exceed the authority of the government as, again, dictated by or Constitution.
What is socialism and/or skirts the edge of socialism in the US is the takeover of the healthcare system by the government. What has been unconstitutional and thus an illegal act by our government is bailing out banks, auto companies, corporate subsidies or ANY other coercion or assistance brought unto private business.
The answer for the US will never be to adopt a socialistic form of political philosophy. Why because as history dictates socialism fails. Our Republic and Capitalism may very well fail as well but this is due to Political corruption, not Capitalism.
Yes. A dictionary. They are not “arguably” not socialist, because they are socialist.
And no one is impressed that you have nothing to do all day but sit on the internet catching spelling errors from swype text on a cell phone. Feed your ego elsewhere.
Wow! Great retort. You said nothing in rebuttal to my response other then to simply reassert your position and tossed a personal insult to boot. Congratulations for reaffirming my impression of you.
There is nothing to respond to because you’re wrong about these socialist programs and I’m not interested in discussing with you what you think is wrong with America. That is a completely unrelated discussion and not why Im here.
Congratulations on having impressions of total strangers on the internet.
The ones I mentioned are not “socialist” programs. How is not discussing what is broken with America not a part of this discussion? Apparently I have taxed your intelligence and you thus have decided to flee. LOL