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- Bernie Sanders and the Irony of Independence (or Why you should not listen to Bernie now) Monday, 24 August, 2020
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- What Kind of Socialism Will We Have? Wednesday, 8 April, 2020
- Anti-Bernie Smear #28: “Bernie Will Hurt Democrats Running Down Ballot” Tuesday, 25 February, 2020
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Why it’s true: Ukrainian Nationalism = Ukrainian Nazism
How a schismatic population, a misguided yearning for nationhood, and manipulation by Great Powers led to a modern day revival of Nazism in its most odious forms. Prior to the current conflict, the “Nazi problem” in Ukraine was recognised and … Continue reading
About “The” Ukraine
There was a reason why we used the definite article. When I was younger, we always referred to the country we now call Ukraine as “The Ukraine.” that is because the word “Ukraine” comes from the Slavic word “Ukraina” — … Continue reading
How Vladimir Putin Saved the World
His Special Military Operation may have prevented World War III The West is by now very used to condemning Russia for its “unprovoked” invasion of Ukraine. Every Western media outlet, every politician, every pundit and poster is now in the … Continue reading
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Tagged #War, Putin, Russia, Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine
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Think we need new laws against “domestic terrorists”-? Be careful what you wish for.
A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives called H.R. 350, also known as the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act (DTPA) of 2021. Leftists and progressives need to hold the line on this discussion of “domestic terrorism.” We need … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders and the Irony of Independence (or Why you should not listen to Bernie now)
There is an argument raging across Bernieworld between those who want to vote for Biden and those who want to vote third party. Both sides claim to have Bernie’s blessing on their decision – and both sides have reason to. … Continue reading
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Should Frustrated Progressives Look to the Republican Party?
Progressives have tried over and over again to take over the Democratic Party and return it to the worker-oriented engine for economic justice that it was under FDR. They have failed. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around … Continue reading
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Why Trump is NOT “The Most Dangerous President”
He is a racist, a sexist, a misogynist and a xenophobe. He has sexually harassed and assaulted women. He is corrupt and has used his position in Government for financial gain. And on top of it all, he is demented … Continue reading
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What Kind of Socialism Will We Have?
We are all socialists now There have been several articles recently all expressing the sentiment, in one form or another, that with the COVID crisis, “we are all socialists now.” Suddenly Reagan’s quip about the government not being the solution … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #28: “Bernie Will Hurt Democrats Running Down Ballot”
Now that Bernie Sanders is the presumptive nominee, and clearly the people’s choice to head the Democratic ticket in November, the Party Elites and their minions in the media are flailing about in an attempt to find some reason to … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #25: “Bernie wants to let prisoners vote – even the Boston Bomber!”
People who oppose letting prisoners vote often do not have the necessary facts in order to make a rational decision. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays his … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #26: “Bernie is like Trump and/or his supporters are just like Trump’s”
Saying that “Bernie is just a Trump of the Left” is an intellectually lazy way to criticize a candidate. When you cannot fault him on policy or personal grounds, you go after his base of support. Such an attack is … Continue reading
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Anti-Bernie Smear #27: “Bernie is a Communist, He Honeymooned in the USSR!”
Bernie is often attacked for having taken a trip to the USSR in the late 1980’s. This attack is as ancient and outdated as it is erroneous. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, … Continue reading
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Forget “Bernie Or Bust” – When it Comes to Climate Change, it’s “Bernie Or BURN”
People accuse Sanders supporters of being “fanatics” who push “purity tests” and adopt a “holier-than-thou” attitude towards other candidates and their supporters. They are grossly underestimating us. We Berners are on a mission to literally save the world, and in … Continue reading
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Anti-Bernie Smear #24: “Bernie is too far Left; he can’t win the general election – he will be another McGovern”
People who claim that Bernie is “too far Left” are mired in a false narrative that the Democratic Party itself has been promoting for decades in order to suppress and thwart Progressives. 2020 is nothing like 1972 EXCEPT in the … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #23: “Bernie has never been vetted, he’s been given a pass …etc.”
This smear is another one that I would have thought would disappear given all the blatant facts in evidence to the contrary. But no – there are still some people out there claiming that Bernie is popular only because no … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #17: “Bernie is not a Democrat!”
Centrist Democrats love to pillory Bernie for not being on their Team. This particular “attack” is so stupid that I resisted writing an answer to it for a long time, thinking that it would go away. Alas, there seems to … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #11: “Bernie is Pro-NRA, Pro-Gun, voted 5 times against the Brady Bill, etc.”
First, let’s be clear: Bernie is no fan of the NRA. Moreover, Bernie is by no means the most pro-gun Democrat out there. Indeed, throughout most of his career, Bernie has had a solid “F” from the NRA. Bernie has … Continue reading
This is Neoliberalism, Part V: the false promise of “Choice”
Beware of politicians, pundits and experts who say they support consumer “choice” — that word does not mean what you think it means. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays … Continue reading
This is Neoliberalism, Part IV: The Military Industrial Complex and the Big Lie Exposed
The business of America is no longer business. It is war. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays his US taxes so he gets to weigh in on what … Continue reading
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Anti-Bernie Smear #22: “Bernie is an Anti-Semite”
To many people this may seem like an unlikely or even a silly smear, given that Bernie is Jewish, given that he lost his family in the Holocaust, and given that he actually lived and worked on a Kibbutz in … Continue reading