sgtkate Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Reading a couple of articles today about Bernie Sanders. I will admit to initially being a Hilary supporter, but now I've read about Sanders I have completely switched camps (not that it matters I can't vote in the US!). To me he comes across as very much a Corbyn style politician in that he flies economy, refuses donations from big business etc. For the first time in ages, we have 2 genuine socialists positions of relative power on both sides of the Atlantic. Hadn't seen a thread on here about him, so thought I'd start one. I like a lot of his policies, they just seem 'sensible' to me, but like so much in US politics there's no real substance to them at the moment, just soundbites sadly. I'm interested to see how his campaign evolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Reading a couple of articles today about Bernie Sanders. I will admit to initially being a Hilary supporter, but now I've read about Sanders I have completely switched camps (not that it matters I can't vote in the US!). To me he comes across as very much a Corbyn style politician in that he flies economy, refuses donations from big business etc. For the first time in ages, we have 2 genuine socialists positions of relative power on both sides of the Atlantic. Hadn't seen a thread on here about him, so thought I'd start one. I like a lot of his policies, they just seem 'sensible' to me, but like so much in US politics there's no real substance to them at the moment, just soundbites sadly. I'm interested to see how his campaign evolves. I think relative power in this case is really relative! He will get a bit of tv time but so does spongebob. ;) That said our current galant leader flies easyjet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 From what I have heard , Sanders has better economic plans than Mrs Clinton . However , the pundits seem to think Mrs Clinton has a better chance of beating Donald Trump . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Reading a couple of articles today about Bernie Sanders. I will admit to initially being a Hilary supporter, but now I've read about Sanders I have completely switched camps (not that it matters I can't vote in the US!). To me he comes across as very much a Corbyn style politician in that he flies economy, refuses donations from big business etc. For the first time in ages, we have 2 genuine socialists positions of relative power on both sides of the Atlantic. Hadn't seen a thread on here about him, so thought I'd start one. I like a lot of his policies, they just seem 'sensible' to me, but like so much in US politics there's no real substance to them at the moment, just soundbites sadly. I'm interested to see how his campaign evolves. I've never been a big fan of Kentucky Fried Chicken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomgeg Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Reading a couple of articles today about Bernie Sanders. I will admit to initially being a Hilary supporter, but now I've read about Sanders I have completely switched camps (not that it matters I can't vote in the US!). To me he comes across as very much a Corbyn style politician in that he flies economy, refuses donations from big business etc. For the first time in ages, we have 2 genuine socialists positions of relative power on both sides of the Atlantic. Hadn't seen a thread on here about him, so thought I'd start one. I like a lot of his policies, they just seem 'sensible' to me, but like so much in US politics there's no real substance to them at the moment, just soundbites sadly. I'm interested to see how his campaign evolves. So, he's a Corbyn style politician with 'sensible' policies, surely he can't be both. Is he also going to send submarines out armed with bows and arrows? They've probably both got the same chance of winning power, minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoatwobbler Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Being an American politician, Sanders isn't as left wing as Corbyn. More of a social democrat than a full on socialist. However, there are definite similarities, and in my experience Sanders supporters are certainly sympathetic towards Corbyn, whereas Clinton supporters align themselves much more with what's left of the Blairites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjodeano Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 So, he's a Corbyn style politician with 'sensible' policies, surely he can't be both. Is he also going to send submarines out armed with bows and arrows? They've probably both got the same chance of winning power, minimal. Yeah, Corbyns policies are pretty crazy arnt they,? dont believe all the spin in the media, dont let them tell you what to think recent public opinion polls... • He supports a publicly run NHS, a position supported by 84% of the public. • He supports the nationalisation of the railways, a position backed by 66% of the public. • He supports the nationalisation of the energy companies, a position supported by 68% of the public. • He believes the Royal Mail should be publicly owned, a position supported by 67% of the public. • He supports rent controls, a position supported by 60% of the public. • He has long pushed for the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan, a position favoured by 82% of the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yeah, Corbyns policies are pretty crazy arnt they,? dont believe all the spin in the media, dont let them tell you what to think recent public opinion polls... • He supports a publicly run NHS, a position supported by 84% of the public. • He supports the nationalisation of the railways, a position backed by 66% of the public. • He supports the nationalisation of the energy companies, a position supported by 68% of the public. • He believes the Royal Mail should be publicly owned, a position supported by 67% of the public. • He supports rent controls, a position supported by 60% of the public. • He has long pushed for the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan, a position favoured by 82% of the public. Oh dear. Here we go again. Taxation policy: Income tax Personal allowance. Rates and bands. NI (employer and employee). VAT rate. Without telling us even vaguely where he plans to get the money his "support" for one thing or another is meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yeah, Corbyns policies are pretty crazy arnt they,? dont believe all the spin in the media, dont let them tell you what to think recent public opinion polls... • He supports a publicly run NHS, a position supported by 84% of the public. • He supports the nationalisation of the railways, a position backed by 66% of the public. • He supports the nationalisation of the energy companies, a position supported by 68% of the public. • He believes the Royal Mail should be publicly owned, a position supported by 67% of the public. • He supports rent controls, a position supported by 60% of the public. • He has long pushed for the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan, a position favoured by 82% of the public. "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" David Cameron won the last election with 37 % of vote, so based on your statistics it should be a landslide victory for Jeremy Corbyn and his terrorist sypathizing shadow chancellor in the next election . Corbyn would be more electable if he planned to nationalise chocolate teapot factories than his plan to refit trident submarines with non nuclear warheads just to pacify Len McCluskey . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtkate Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Come on guys, let have a thread about Bernie Sanders as opposed to slagging off Corbyn again. We all know each others views on Corbyn by now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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