"When you are white, you don’t know what it’s like to be living in a ghetto, you don’t know what it’s like to be poor, you don’t know what it’s like to be hassled when you are walking down a street or dragged out of a car," Sanders said

If Bernie would have started that comment with "When you are a politician" instead of "When you are white" it would have been accurate. Is he oblivious to the FACT that there are many poor white people and that many white people are stopped because of the way they look...especially younger white people who he claims to support? I took my kids to the neighborhood in Detroit that my family first lived in when we moved from Canada.....I was hassled by a couple of ADULT black men who told us we were in the wrong neighborhood. People get hassled for the color of their skin by ignorant people regardless of race.

Why is that when Democrats who say they want inclusion, insist they want integration and equality for everyone always seem to segregate Americans by skin color, gender and income with their statements? Does it go back to when southern Democrats fought tooth and nail against ending slavery and later integration?

I often scramble my words, word order, or spelling as do many people at one time or another especially when I'm tired, hungry, & distracted; but why & how could anyone insinuate that such an occasional personal faux-pas be taken in context to reflect a defect in my character or as even having any validity in terms of my ethical beliefs? That's just ignorant & wrong ; its just fortunate for me that I don't have to put-up with such people unless I choose to.
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Perhaps the intent is to demean Sanders in terms of his age by the use of some petty variety of humor?
As we are in an cyberspace environment I will not assume to know as communication between individuals has severe limitations.
While some people may feel that Sander's Age is a negative factor; I will only add that my own feelings are so very different.
I find that an individual with such years, choosing to undertake such a mentally, physically & emotionally difficult challenge that with such an energetic & spirited passion to be AN ABSOLUTE INSPIRATION to me! I will confess my utter inability to understand the mentality of those people who use Sander's age as a criteria to invalidate his competency & efforts even if their implication is couched in humor - it's still insulting. It's even more outrageous & confusing if those who are the perpetrators are actually are in the same age-category as Sanders?
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The other misconception that I feel has need to be addressed is the Fact that "Democratic Socialism" & "Socialism" Are Two Totally Different Concepts!!!
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"What's a Democratic Socialist? Bernie Sanders Explains"
http://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?400961-1/senator-bernie-sanders-address-democratic-socialism&popoutPlayer
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Bernie Sanders laid out a forceful argument for democratic socialism, the largely misunderstood political philosophy to which the Vermont senator ascribes, in a long-awaited speech delivered at Georgetown University Thursday afternoon.
Sanders drew parallels between his own views and those of beloved figures like Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. and Pope Francis in an attempt to impress upon the audience that they are already familiar with his philosophy, whether or not they realize it.Programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, unemployment insurance, the institution of the 40-hour work week, the abolishment of child labor, and the minimum wage, Sanders said, were all once denounced as socialist. "These programs have become the fabric of our nation and the foundation of the middle class," he said.
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Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/whats-a-democratic-socialist-bernie-sanders-explains-20151119#ixzz42d9pg474
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Democratic Socialism Has Deep Roots in American Life
http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/161058#sthash.TvVzWbud.dpuf
http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/161058
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Stop Calling Bernie Sanders a Socialist
The Vermont senator is a "democratic socialist"—and yes, there's a difference
https://newrepublic.com/article/121680/bernie-sanders-democratic-socialist-not-just-socialist
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*[FYI]: MLK is considered to be A Democratic Socialist

Way to go Boinie!