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The Radical Individualist's avatar

Nothing in the constitution stipulates that free speech must be limited to facts. If there was such a provision, most elected officials would have to permanently tape up their mouths. And that might not be a bad idea...

But seriously, I demand my right to listen to whatever someone else wants to say. It's my job to sort it all out, not Big Brother's.

Note to totalitarians everywhere: You've lost. You tried to seize full control, but you failed. Now, sit down and shut up. Well, OK, sit down, but you can keep talking. Just don't expect me to listen.

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Bob-98101's avatar

I really do not want to have something stuck in my ear or blasting my “reading” into the ears of others

Please provide a reading option such as a transcript or summary. A “Blink” is quite helpful

Reading is not dead for some of us

Thank you

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NDS's avatar

This is the audio version of the original essay. Just read the original if you choose

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Starry Gordon's avatar

Where is it?

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Sandy's avatar

Spot on, and we hope that Bernie Sanders listens or read this Matt.

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Brenda Dietrich's avatar

Very well said. Sanders appears to becoming that which he has fought against during his political career. Puzzling indeed.

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AyJay's avatar

Let me say this about that, in jest. Borrowing the theme of a joke about a different subject I say "it was so cold I saw a socialist with his hands in his own pockets."

Yeah Bernie was/is spot on when he points out the rapacious conduct of the top 1% and their corporations. I do not know what solutions he has. Medicare for all? Medicare is not free and it covers 80% of charges. You have to buy a supplement. And I am a senior on Medicare. So how does the Walmart clerk swing that?

Anyhow, I may be a little bit sour when 'socialism' is considered. Having been involved with Marxist-Leninst-Maoist political groups for a couple decades, I have a jaded view. Of course post-modernist thought has changed the import of Marxism and Bernie's supporters know nothing of the "dictatorship of the proletariat " and maybe perceive Scandinavian Socialism as the ideal. He may be an anachronism along with a hypocrite.

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SBJay's avatar

I thought those Onesies for for the Amish kids.

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Carolyn A's avatar

Sanders made this transformation some time ago… I’d say 2016 at least. I was surprised that anyone was surprised by his “onesie” fiasco.

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Spiderbaby's avatar

I think that Bernie fits quite nicely into the Democrat Party post Trump: Part Deux.

While I'd like to think his change was caused by all of the Hillary/Joe fecal pudding that Bernie shoved his smoocher in, post primaries, I don't really believe that. In reality I think Bernie was always quite adept at talking a talk his tired old ass couldn't walk on his best day.

So, the next time you see Bernie prattling on about billionaires, just point, laugh & move on.

Also I'm still reeling from the revelation that Sean Penn really isn't an addle pated idjit with a nuclear war monkey on his back, he only plays an addle pated idjit with a nuclear war monkey on his back in newscasts. Is there nothing...snuffle...genuine any more?

Then again, maybe $5,000,000 to be The Zelensk's imaginary friend was a bargain for we tax payers. Angelina Jolie held out for $20,000,000.

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Glitterpuppy's avatar

Damn, you mean Bernie Sanders is still alive?

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Spiderbaby's avatar

Not sure I'd call him "alive," but he does tweet things.

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Paige McCormick's avatar

What an act. What a bad actor. All the memetic takes on Sanders's "onesies" had him repeating, "onesies, onesies, onesies!" But he only said it once, and further he stopped himself from repeating it, and substituted "garments," reverting to the script.

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NH Rocks's avatar

Poor Bernie. Let's cut him some slack.

He's way too busy laundering money into his "non-profits", pushing Marxism, and advocating for state laws that allow people to walk naked down Main Street in Brattleboro, to be wasting his precious time on any semblance of reality.

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Wm. S. Loder's avatar

It is my Constitutional Right to be a bullshitter. You can disagree with me all you want but you can’t stop me.

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Bonita's avatar

Great article!

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Michael Woods's avatar

I hope he listens to this. Please send him the letter on stationary suitable for framing, as mabe seeing it daily on his office wall will help him remember his principles.

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Troels Gudiksen's avatar

These old farts.. all the same.. I thought at least Sanders had standards. Take Nancy highest net worth / divide by highest net salary in congress - that gives 1.128 years (including insider trading discount = 37years)

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