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{{Officeholder
|name=Bernie Sanders
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|party=[[Democrat Party|Democrat]] and [[Democratic Socialists of America|Democratic Socialist]]
|spouse=Deborah Shiling (1964 – 1966)<br>Jane O'Meara
|religion=[[Jewish]] (In Name Only)
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|state=Vermont
|terms=January 3, 2007 – present
|preceded=[[Jim Jeffords]]
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|state=Vermont
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|terms=January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2007
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Among other provisions, the bill targeted "Superpredators," and handed out 20-year mandatory sentences for gang membership or recruiting. The bourgeoisiebill did "everything but hang people for jaywalking.”<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=AK_DAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA141&dq=we%20do%20everything%20but%20hang%20people%20for%20jaywalking&pg=PA141#v=onepage&q=we%20do%20everything%20but%20hang%20people%20for%20jaywalking&f=false The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America]'', historicallyNaomi Murakawa, has played a most revolutionary partOxford University Press, Jul 10, 2014, p. 141.</ref>
Spefically, ''The bourgeoisie has through its exploitation of the world market given a cosmopolitan character to production and consumption in every countryWeek'' reported about Bernie Sanders' comments about Joe Biden's age: {{Cquote|Sanders likewise [https://www. To the great chagrin of Reactionists, it has drawn from under the feet of industry the national ground on which it stoodpolitico. All oldcom/story/2018/10/19/bernie-established national industries have been destroyed or are daily being destroyed. They are dislodged by new industries, whose introduction becomes sanders-2020-918609 conceded to] [[Politico]] that his age is "part of a life and death question for all civilised nations, by industries that no longer work up indigenous raw materialdiscussion, but raw material drawn from the remotest zones; industries whose products are consumed, not only at home, but in every quarter it has to be part of the globe. In place an overall view of the old wantswhat somebody is and what somebody has accomplished, satisfied by " as well as "the production of the country, we find new wants, requiring for their satisfaction the products of distant lands overall health and climes. In place wellbeing of the old local and national seclusion and self-sufficiency, we have intercourse in every direction, universal inter-dependence of nationsindividual. And as in material"<ref name="Joe Biden, so also in intellectual production. The intellectual creations of individual nations become common propertyown your age">[https://theweek. National onecom/articles/859219/joe-sidedness and narrowbiden-mindedness become more and more impossibleage Joe Biden, and from the numerous national and local literaturesown your age], there arises a world literature.''The Week''</ref>}}
===Funding===The bourgeoisie, Sanders campaign is funded by donors in the rapid improvement of all instruments of production, by wealthiest [[Zip code]]s in the immensely facilitated means of communication, draws all, even the most barbarian, nations into civilisation. The cheap prices of commodities are the heavy artillery with which it batters down all Chinese walls, with which it forces the barbarians’ intensely obstinate hatred of foreigners to capitulate. It compels all nations, on pain of extinction, to adopt the bourgeois mode of production; it compels them to introduce what it calls civilisation into their midst, i.eUnited States., to become bourgeois themselves<ref>https://www. In one word, it creates a world after its own imageyoutube.com/watch?v=3b-GvQTWzeE</ref>
Geographically, Bernie's top dollar zip code is 94110 in San Francisco. The bourgeoisie has subjected the country to the rule average household income in this part of the towns. It has created enormous citiesMission District, has greatly increased specifically the urban population as compared with Inner Mission, the ruralBernal Heights area, is $166,302. The median home value is around $1.5 million and has thus rescued the median rent is almost $5,000 a considerable part of the population from the idiocy of rural lifemonth. Just as it has made the country dependent on the townsThe next top dollar zip code in San Francisco, so it has made barbarian and semi94117 or Haight-barbarian countries dependent on Ashbury where the civilised onesaverage income is $201, nations of peasants on nations of bourgeois, the East on the West503 and average home values top $1.6 million.
The bourgeoisie keeps more and more doing away with the scattered state Brooklyn zipcode of 11215 or Park Slope is the population, second biggest top dollar zip code of the means of production, and of propertyBernie donors. It has agglomerated population, centralised the means of production, and has concentrated property in It’s a few handsplace where a three-bedroom apartment can go for $2. The necessary consequence of this was political centralisation. Independent, or but loosely connected provinces, with separate interests, laws, governments, and systems of taxation, became lumped together into one nation, with one government, one code of laws, one national class-interest, one frontier, and one customs-tariff9 million.
In eight place is the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago at zip code 60647. A condo will set you back over half a million dollars. The weapons with which the bourgeoisie felled feudalism to the ground are now turned against the bourgeoisie itselfrush got so bad that a garage transformed into a home was going for $2.85 million.
===I.F. Stone===In depicting October 1988, [[KGB]] agent and American [[propagandist]] [[I. F. Stone]] wrote a letter endorsing Burlington mayor Bernie Sanders' congressional run: {{quotebox|<small>''Dear Friend,<br>I've been politically active all my life. I was a member of the most general phases Executive Committee of the development Socialist Party in New Jersey, before I was old enough to vote.<br>Now I'd like to ask you to join me in a historic step forward in American politics. My favorite Mayor -- Bernie Sanders of Burlington, Vermont -- is running for Congress, and with our help he can win an unprecedented victory for us all.<br>Bernie is a unique figure in our political system. He's an '''unapologetic socialist''' who has been elected Mayor of Vermont's largest city four times. He has proved that a socialist, running as an Independent against the proletariatcombined opposition of Republicans and Democrats, can be successful by speaking out for working people, we traced the more or less veiled civil warelderly and the poor.<br>Under Bernie's leadership, raging within existing societyBurlington has become a vibrant, up innovative city, nationally recognized for its accomplishments. The U. S. Conference of Mayors recently gave it the "Most Liveable City" award, and even the conservative U.S. News and World Report has spotlighted Bernie as one of the country's Top Twenty Mayors (December 21, 1987).<br>Bernie has been a leader in the struggle for peace and justice . His activism was instrumental in Vermont's strong support of the Nuclear Freeze in its town meetings in 1982. He has traveled to Nicaragua to speak out against the point where that Reagan Administration's war breaks out into open revolution, and where to establish a Sister City relation between Burlington and Puerto Cabezas. More recently, he went to the violent overthrow Soviet Union to set up a Sister City program with Yaroslavl.<br>While socialism has a long and proud history in America, extending back to the utopian experiments of the bourgeoisie lays early 1800s, it's been a long time since we've had a socialist voice in Congress. Not since Victor Berger of Milwaukee in the foundation for twenties , has the sway debate gone beyond the limits set by the conventional two-party system.<br>Having Bernie in Washington will widen out the limits of political discussion. He'll speak up loudly, as he has in Vermont, for real alternatives. He'll show that we need a pragmatic socialism to deal with the proletariatgrave problems of our economic system.<br>I.F.STONE''</small>}}
Between 1995 and 2007, Sanders passed 17 amendments by a recorded roll call vote, the highest of any member of Congress during that period.<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/mar/24/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-was-roll-call-amendment-king-1995-2/]</ref> ===CPC founders===Once elected, Saunders was the founder of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]]. Co-founders included House members [[Ron Dellums]], Lane Evans, Tom Andrews, [[Peter DeFazio]], and [[Maxine Waters]]. Since 1998 the Progressive Caucus has held its own Progressive State of the Union. Attendees and speakers include [[Tammy Baldwin]] [D-WI], John Cavanagh co-director of the Institute for Policy Studies, [[John Conyers]] [D-MI], Peter DeFazio [D-OR], Karen Dolan, Coordinator Institute for Policy Studies, Earl Hilliard [D-AL], Maurice Hinchey [D-NY], [[Stephanie Tubbs Jones]] [D-OH], [[Barbara Lee]], [D-CA], [[Jerrold Nadler]] [D-NY], [[Grace Napolitano]] [D-CA], [[Major Owens]] [D-NY], Bernie Sanders, [I-VT], [[Jan Schakowsky]], [D-IL], House Minority Whip David Bonior (D-MI), [[Dennis Kucinich]] (D-OH); [[Cynthia McKinney]] (D-GA); and [[Lynn Woolsey]](D-CA).<ref>[http://www.commondreams.org/news2000/0126-103.htm Common Dreams, Progressive Groups And Congressional Caucus To Present Their Third Annual Alternative State Of The essential conditions Union Address, JANUARY 26, 2000]</ref><ref>[https://www.c-span.org/video/?118893-1/progressive-state-union-address CSPAN, JANUARY 19, 1999 Progressive State of the Union Address]</ref> ===CPUSA 'Jobs for All' bill===In 1997 Rep. Matthew Martinez of [[California]] introduced the existence "Martinez Public Works Jobs Bill" at the request of the Los Angeles Labor Coalition for Public Works Jobs. The leaders of the Coalition and its only affiliate, the New York Coalition for Public Works Jobs, are all members and supporters of the sway Communist Party USA. The bill had 33 original co-sponsors, including Sanders.<ref>[http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45b/085.html The Job Creation and Infrastructure Restoration Act of 1997 (H.R. 950)], from the bourgeois class New York State Communist Party email list 16 March 1997, accessed June 14, 2010.</ref> ===Anti-NAFTA===In 1995 Marcy Kaptur, [[Peter DeFazio]], [[Nydia Velasquez]], [[Gene Taylor]] and Bernie Sanders co-sponsored a Bill, to force the US to withdraw from NAFTA.<ref>''People's Weekly World'', January 21, 1995, page 4.</ref> ===Council for a Livable World===The Council for a Livable World, founded in 1962 by long-time socialist activist and Soviet agent, [[Leo Szilard]], is a non-profit advocacy organization that seeks to "reduce the formation danger of nuclear weapons and augmentation increase national security", primarily through supporting progressive, congressional candidates who support their policies. The Council supported Bernie Sanders in his successful Senate run as a candidate for Vermont.<ref>[http://www.livableworld.org/support/meet_candidates/ CLW website: Meet Our Candidates]</ref> ===Venezuela===Sanders orchestrated a deal with [[Venezuela]]n strongman [[Hugo Chavez]], Citizens Energy President [[Joseph P. Kennedy II]] and the Vermont Office of capital; Economic Opportunity for a delivery of more than 2.5 million gallons of discounted heating oil.<ref>[National Post (f/k/a The Financial Post) (Canada) November 11, 2006 Saturday Toronto Edition]</ref> At the condition height of the humanitarian crisis caused by [[socialism]] in Venezuela in 2019, Sanders still refused to call on fellow socialist [[dictator]] [[Nicolas Maduro]] to step down,<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/sanders-refuses-to-call-for capital -maduro-to-step-down-wont-say-explicitly-if-he-is wage-laboura-dictator/</ref> and he refused to describe Maduro as a dictator.<ref>Wolfsohn, Joseph A. (February 25, 2019). [https://www.foxnews. Wagecom/politics/bernie-labour rests exclusively sanders-refuses-to-call-venezuelas-maduro-dictator-says-democratic-operations-taking-place Bernie Sanders refuses to call Venezuela's Maduro 'dictator,' says 'democratic operations taking place']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 26, 2019.</ref> ===European Socialist ties===The Party of European Socialists dialogue with the US Democrats and the Transatlantic partnership "was a priority over the last years" (written in 2009). Delegations, meetings and exchanges of information were held on competition between a regular basis. After the labourers[2006] victory in the Congress, where the Democrats won the double majority, a Party of European Socialists Delegation, led by PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, discovered the new mood in Washington D.C., on 15–18 April 2007. It had meetings with Governor [[Howard Dean]], Chair of the [[DLC]]; Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman of the Committee on Financial Services; Senator Bernie Sanders and with Senator [[Ben Cardin]]; [[John Podesta]], CEO of the [[Center for American Progress]], Former Chief of staff of [[President Clinton]]; John Sweeney, President of the [[AFL-CIO]] and [[Andy Stern]], Chair of [[Service Employees International Union]] (SEIU). The advance underlying motive of industrythe delegation was reiterated with the need for US and EU progressive forces to actively prepare for the post-Bush EU-US relations.<ref>[http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/partyofeuropeansocialists/pages/214/attachments/original/1395960135/Activity_Report_2007-2009_61209.pdf?1395960135 The PES in action 2007-2009, whose involuntary promoter Activity Report of the Party of European Socialists Adopted by the 8th PES Congress 8th PES Congress], Prague, December 2009.</ref> ===CPUSA Draft Bernie for President campaign===In response to an organized campaign to draft Sanders for a presidential run in 2012, CPUSA member John Case wrote in the official communist organ ''[[Political Affairs]]''::''To use [[Carl Davidson]]'s excellent slogan around which left and working class forces can mobilize-- "peace and prosperity vs war and [[Ascesis|austerity]]" -- this is clearly a time when we can qualitatively expand the bourgeoisiebase of support for the principles the slogan expresses. The question is: can we do this and not end up playing a Nader-like spoiler role, replaces that concludes by electing the isolation Right, in those campaigns, primaries, etc where our main objective is to move the political center leftward and strengthen the hand of center forces against the labourersright. Of course, in those campaigns where the left coalition has winning chances, where the center is ready to be led by left forces, tactics differ.'':''The complexity of the US political process at this moment requires shrewd and careful AND BOLD calculations There are few, if any, politicians on the left more shrewd than Bernie Sanders. I am not convinced about Bernie's denials. I got to know him somewhat in my years as a UE rep in Vt, and later as DO for the Communist Party in N. New England. With a few arguable exceptions, he has always -- both ideologicaly and politically -- pursued a working class line. As important, he become a demonstrated master of very concrete tactics directed at isolating the right, without appearing irresponsible or reckless to center forces. He kept focused on the concretes -- especially economics, and non-corrupt governance -- that blunted repeated attempts by the right to isolate him.'' :''He would have to run as a Democrat in the 2012 primaries, in order not to be counted as a spoiler. Unlike Nader, Bernie has never been a 'spoiler' politician. But running as a Democrat, after years of success as an Independent is something I think he would be temperamentally loath to do. Part of his success at independence is due to competitionsome very peculiar features unique to Vermont political history, that would not be practical to reproduce nationally. Nonetheless, I am sure he will be tempted.'':''Personally, at this point, I think a primary challenge against Obama is a mistake -- the history of such challenges is not encouraging for defeating Republicans. Obama is not a Blue Dog-er, IMHO, but rather a liberal doing what Presidents do -- not straying too far from the Center. I think we should focus our primary challenge energies against the blue dogs and in local and state campaigns where we can strengthen and galvanize our grass roots base. But I am willing to be persuaded otherwise -- only if we ourselves--the Left are grown-up enough to be as shrewd and smart and flexible as Kucinich on health care, or Sanders through most of his career.''<ref>[http://politicalaffairs.net/sanders-for-president/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Paeditorsblog+%28PA+Editors+Blog%29 PA Blog, Sanders for President? by : John Case Wednesday 29 December 2010]</ref> ===Globalism===Sanders advocates for a [[globalist]] and weak U.S. foreign policy in which the revolutionary combinationgoal is "'global engagement based on partnership' rather than dominance or withdrawal."<ref>Savitsky, Shane (September 21, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/sanders-advocates-foreign-policy-of-global-engagement-2488020738.html Sanders advocates foreign policy of "global engagement"]. ''Axios''. Retrieved September 21, 2017.</ref> While originally holding protectionist and even some nationalist views, he has caved to the [[uniparty]] establishment and endorsed globalist policies.<ref>Caplan, Joshua (October 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/09/bernie-sanders-abandons-u-s-against-china-trade-stance-in-new-world-order-speech/ Bernie Sanders Abandons ‘U.S. Against China’ Trade Stance in ‘New World Order’ Speech]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref> He supports giving every American a government job.<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (April 24, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/24/sen-bernie-sanders-unveil-plan-give-every-american-guaranteed-government-job/ Sen. Bernie Sanders to Unveil Plan to Give Every American a Guaranteed Government Job]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 26, 2018.<br>See also:*Carney, John (April 26, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/26/carney-the-problem-with-the-job-guarantee-is-not-that-its-too-expensive-its-that-the-left-hates-us/ Carney: The Problem with the ‘Job Guarantee’ Is Not That It’s Too Expensive. It’s That the Left Hates Us]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 27, 2018.*Thomas, Cal (April 26, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/04/26/crazy-bernie-sanders-is-at-it-again-will-be-getting-guaranteed-job-and-more-soon.html 'Crazy Bernie' Sanders is at it again -- Will you be getting a guaranteed job (and more) soon?] ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 26, 2018.*Kupfer, Theodore (April 26, 2018). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/democrats-jobs-guarantee-bernie-sanders-is-mainstream-now/ Democrats’ Jobs Guarantee: Bernie Sanders Is Mainstream Now]. ''National Review''. Retrieved April 26, 2018.</ref> In November 2019, Sanders released an [[open borders]] immigration plan that would end deportations, [[abolish ICE]], and give welfare to illegals, among other provisions.<ref>Multiple references:*Bleau, Hannah (November 7, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/07/bernie-immigration-plan-stop-racist-and-ineffective-wall-freeze-deportations-extend-entitlement-benefits-to-illegal-aliens/ Bernie Immigration Plan: Stop ‘Racist and Ineffective’ Wall, Freeze Deportations, Extend Entitlement Benefits to Illegal Aliens]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 7, 2019.*Shaw, Adam (November 7, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanders-immigration-plan Sanders' immigration plan: Halt deportations, abolish ICE, welcome 50K 'climate migrants,' give welfare to all]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 7, 2019.*Morgan, Justin (November 7, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/sanders-immigration-plan-aims-to-stop-border-wall-end-ice-raids_3140374.html Sanders’ Immigration Plan Aims to Stop Border Wall, End ICE Raids]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved November 7, 2019.*Sherfinski, David (November 7, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/7/bernie-sanders-proposes-break-ice-and-halt-deporta/ Bernie Sanders proposes to 'break up' ICE and halt deportations in immigration plan]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 7, 2019.*Madden, Nate (November 8, 2019). [https://www.conservativereview.com/news/bernie-sanders-immigration-plan-even-extreme-imagine/ Bernie Sanders’ immigration plan is even more extreme than you could imagine]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved November 11, 2019.See also:*Buchanan, Patrick J. (November 12, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/34012-bernie-leads-his-party-to-open-borders Bernie Leads His Party to Open Borders]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 12, 2019.</ref> ===Disregard for the law===Sanders showed his contempt for federal law by hiring an illegal migrant as his spokesperson.<ref>Mikelionis, Lukas (March 1, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bernie-sanders-2020-campaign-spox-wont-be-able-to-vote-for-him-due -to association-her-illegal-immigrant-status New spokeswoman for Bernie Sanders won't be able to vote for him in 2020 -- she's an illegal immigrant]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref><ref>Caplan, Joshua (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/bernie-sanders-campaign-hires-illegal-immigrant-as-deputy-press-secretary/ Bernie Sanders Campaign Hires Illegal Immigrant as Deputy Press Secretary]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (March 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/31617-sanders-who-opposed-importing-cheap-labor-hires-illegal-alien-as-campaign-s-deputy-spokesman Sanders, Who Opposed Importing Cheap Labor, Hires Illegal Alien as Campaign’s Deputy Spokesman]. ''The development New American''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> ===Controversial votes===[[File:YFO.png|right|350px|thumb|Economics 101 teaches that a loan that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy would have a lower rate than loans that can be discharged.]]In 32 years of Modern Industrypolitics, thereforeSanders authored 353 bills. Only three that made it into law and two of those were renaming post offices. [[Conservative Review]] has compiled a Liberty Score on Sanders. He gets a ''' 'F' ''' at just 16%. Sanders headed the Veterans Affairs Committee. Under his purview; waiting list deaths, cuts destruction and manipulation of medical records, whistleblowers punished, [[opioid]] abuse, fraud unpunished, mismanagement rewarded with pay raises, wait times to see a doctor has never been longer. Sanders has done next to nothing to fix these issues. Even as he campaigned, he remained a member of the committee with no plans to turn the duties over to somebody that would give it the time it deserves to fix. During Sanders's 2006 Senatorial campaign, [[Republican]] opponent Rich Tarrant made an issue over Sanders 2003 vote against the [[Amber Alert]] even though he was actually in favor of the Amber Alert system to notify the public of missing children. The reason for his 'nay' vote was because the bill allegedly contained unconstitutional provisions<ref>[https://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2006/09/21/sanders_vote_on_amber_alert_emerges_as_key_campaign_issue/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News+%2F+Local]</ref> in it's 47 pages according to Sanders. Sanders earlier voted in favor of [[Megan's Law]],<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/2763/8163/27110/megans-law#.VsyGmigrKHs]</ref> which made sex offender information public. Bernie responded with an ad to try to clarify his position.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIa2KlEHhvc]</ref> He was also one of only nineteen Congressman to vote against the Victims of Rape Health Protection Act passage, which would allow sexual assault victims to find out the HIV status of their suspected assailant<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/106-2000/h505 "H.R. 3088 (106th): Victims of Rape Health Protection Act"] (October 2, 2000). Govtrack.us website/Congress/Votes/House Vote #505 in 2000.</ref> After damning evidence of election fraud by the group [[ACORN]], Sanders joined six Democrat Senators that voted to continue funding ACORN. The vote failed, and ACORN was stripped of funding in the Senate.<ref>Isenstadt, Alex (September 14, 2009). [https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27153.html "Senate denies ACORN funding"]. Politico website.</ref> Bill Wilson of [[Americans for Limited Government]] said, "The ACORN Housing Corporation has long been pushing the very loose-lending policies that helped destroy the housing industry. And now it has been exposed for working with prostitutes, as well. Yet, these seven Senators [Sanders] have knowingly voted to keep sending taxpayer money to a highly corrupt organization of pushers and pimps," <ref>Americans for Limited Government (September 15, 2009). [http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2009/09/alg-condemns-7-senators-for-voting-to.html "ALG condemns 7 Senators for voting to continue funding ACORN, calls for complete cutoff of federal funds"]. Americans for Limited Government website. Reprinted at Politico Mafioso website on September 16, 2009.</ref> ==Ideology==[[File:Katyn bodies 1470221766 46847-475x300.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Mass grave of victims of Bernie Sanders beloved Soviet Union and socialist ideology.<ref>https://ww2gravestone.com/russian-brutality-massacres-russian-soldiers-ww2/</ref>]]:{{See also|Marxist-Leninism}}Sanders' godless utopian [[Socialist]] ideology is responsible for some, if not the most horrific and despicable [[crime]]s known to [[humanity]] in the entire history of the [[planet]]. The fact that few of the promulgators and instigators of these inhumane doctrines have ever faced scrutiny or [[justice]] is a crime itself. The failings of one generation to protect its children from the [[hate]], resentment, and twisted reasoning underpinning Socialism, which justifies the most atrocious [[human rights]] abuses and [[murder]] committed by [[government]]s, is an indelible [[moral]] blemish on the generations that fought the [[evil]]s of [[National Socialism]] in [[World War II]], and [[Communism]] in [[Cold War]]. In 1997, while Sanders shuttled across the country to various DSA conferences picking up the broken pieces of the communist dream, the ''The Black Book of Communism'' appeared documenting a history of political repressions by Communist states, including [[genocide]]s, extrajudicial executions, [[deportation]]s, killing population in [[labor camp]]s and artificially created famines. In the first chapter of the book entitled ''Introduction: The Crimes of Communism'', Stéphane Courtois states that "Communist regimes turned mass [[crime]] into a full-blown system of government" and they are responsible for a greater number of deaths than [[Nazism]] or any other political system. Even former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt criticized Sanders for his support for communist countries.<ref>Chasmar, Jessica (February 25, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/25/swedens-former-prime-minister-rips-bernie-sanders-/ Sweden's former prime minister rips Bernie Sanders' Soviet Union praise]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved February 25, 2019.</ref> === Estimated number of victims ===According to the chapter, the number of people killed by the Communist governments amounts to more than 94 million.<ref>Werth, Nicolas; Panné, Jean-Louis; Paczkowski, Andrzej; Bartosek, Karel; Margolin, Jean-Louis (October 1999), Courtois, Stéphane, ed., ''[https://archive.org/stream/TheBlackBookofCommunism10/the-black-book-of-communism-jean-louis-margolin-1999-communism_djvu.txt The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression]'', Harvard University Press, p. 4.</ref> Most of these murders occurred within Bernie Sanders lifetime, and even during his collegiate years when Sanders first committed his life to this vile ideology. The statistics of victims include deaths through executions, man-made hunger, famine, war, deportations and [[forced labor]]. The breakdown of the number of deaths is given as follows:[[File:COM.FIG1.gif|right|350px|thumb|Communist megamurders, 1900-1987. Source: Prof. R.J. Rummel. Two-thirds were killed by governments, quasi-governments, and guerrillas.<ref>https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM</ref>]]* 65 million in the [[People's Republic of China]]* 20 million in the [[Soviet Union]]* 2 million in [[Cambodia]]* 2 million in [[North Korea]]* 1.7 million in [[Ethiopia]]* 1.5 million in [[Afghanistan]]* 1 million in the [[Eastern Bloc]]* 1 million in [[Vietnam]]* 150,000 in [[Latin America]]* 10,000 deaths "resulting from actions of the international Communist movement and Communist parties not in power"{{r|Courtois_et.al_1999|p=4}} According to Courtois, the crimes by the Soviet Union included the following: * The execution of tens of thousands of hostages and prisoners* The murder of hundreds of thousands of rebellious workers and peasants from 1918 to 1922* The Russian famine of 1921, which caused the death of 5 million people* The Decossackization, a policy of systematic repression against the Don Cossacks between 1917 and 1933* The murder of tens of thousands in [[Gulag|concentration camps]] in the period between 1918 and 1930* The [[Great Purge]] which killed almost 690,000 people* The deportation of 2 million so-called "[[kulak]]s" from 1930 to 1932* The death of 4 million [[Ukrainian]]s ([[Holodomor]]) and 2 million others during the famine of 1932 and 1933* The deportations of Poles, Ukrainians, [[Moldova]]ns and people from the Baltic states from 1939 to 1941 and from 1944 to 1945* The deportation of the [[Volga Germans]] in 1941* The deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1943* Operation Lentil and deportation of the Ingush in 1944 === Communist leaders ===Sanders has praised several left-wing dictators during his career.<ref>Lott, Maxim (April 29, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sander-nista-archives-show-bernies-past-praise-of-socialist-revolutionaries Sander-nista? Archives show Bernie’s past praise of socialist revolutionaries]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 29, 2019.</ref> Sanders supported the so-called 'Democratic' 'People's Republic' of 'Korea' during debates with Clinton, saying that [[Russia]] was a worse threat to American security than North Korea (or himself), an objectively false statement full of typical [[liberal claptrap|liberal-socialist claptrap]]. The [[Kim Jong-un]] of North Korean fame said of Sanders: "I have greatest confidence in Senator Bernard E. [''sic''] Sanders in holding the lackeys of the U.S. administration to account".<ref>John Nichols (21 March 2011). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=TxVsPrMD0dkC The "S" Word: A Short History of an American Tradition...Socialism.]'' Verso. ISBN 978-1-84467-679-8.</ref><ref>Patrick Martin (WARNING: SOCIALIST WEBSITE) [https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/08/27/sand-a27.html Bernie Sanders: Silent partner of American militarism] ''World Socialist Website''. 27 August 2015.</ref> Comrade [[Fidel Castro]] also praised the eminent "socialist transformation of America" under Sanders, adding falsely: "Americans have witnessed the utter failure of Capitalism, the destruction of its feet middle class and is tired of the very foundation on endless wars. The Cuban model has proved its superiority and Americans now see through the government propaganda and now praise our country’s centralized economy, our health care system, our education system: Americans are hungry for Socialism."<ref>[http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/fidel-castro-bernie-sanders-will-bring-socialism-to-america/ FIDEL CASTRO: “BERNIE SANDERS WILL BRING SOCIALISM TO AMERICA”] October 29th, 2015 by Bob Flanagan</ref> Sanders praised China for making "more progress in addressing extreme poverty than any country in the history of civilization" even as he admitted the country was becoming "more authoritarian."<ref>Hanchett, Ian (August 27, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/08/27/sanders-china-has-made-more-progress-addressing-extreme-poverty-than-anyone-else-sadly-theyre-more-authoritarian/ Sanders: China Has ‘Made More Progress’ Addressing Extreme Poverty Than Anyone Else – Sadly, They’re ‘More Authoritarian’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 28, 2019.</ref> Sanders fawning over communists and communism earned him the nickname '''Breadline Bernie.''' ===[[Eugene Debs]] documentary===In 1979, Sanders wrote, directed, and lent his voice for Debs' dialogue<ref>Shamsian, Jacob (September 18, 2015). [https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-loves-eugene-v-debs-documentary-2015-9 "A documentary that Bernie Sanders made about a socialist politician 36 years ago says a lot about his politics today"]. Business Insider website/Politics.</ref> in a documentary which shows a long-standing respect on part of Sanders for what Debs stood for.<ref>Kurtz, Stanley (October 20, 2015). [https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/425839/bernie-sanders-documentary-eugene-debs "Bernie Sanders’s documentary on Eugene Debs"]. ''National Review'' website. See [[National Review]].</ref> == Bernie Sanders' religious views and atheists/agnostics support of Bernie Sanders == ''See also:'' [[Essay: Bernie Sanders is a closet atheist]] and [[Atheism and socialism]] In many religious countries and even irreligious countries there is a stigma related to [[atheism]] and as a result many atheists are reluctant to: call themselves atheists and/or be outspoken atheists (see: [[Stigma of atheism]] and [[Views on atheists]] and [[Closet atheist]]). Jon Green wrote about Bernie Sanders:{{cquote|Bernie Sanders is, as he’s suggested before, Jewish with an emphasis on the bourgeoisie produces ish. His Jewish heritage has informed his morality and appropriates productshis politics, but he doesn’t claim to be observant in any officially religious sense. What In an interview with the bourgeoisie therefore produces''Washington Post'' published this morning, above Sanders went a step further, making that point as clearly as he ever: :“I am not actively involved with organized religion,” Sanders said in a recent interview. :Sanders said he believes in God, though not necessarily in a traditional manner. :“I think everyone believes in God in their own ways, “ he said. “To me, it means that allof us are connected, all of life is connected, and that we are its all tied together.” As atheist blogger [[Hemant Mehta]] pointed out, that’s basically a really [[Political correctness|PC]] way of saying you’re an atheist. Sanders may have used the word “God” to describe his belief system, but it’s pretty clear that his version of God isn’t an old man in the sky. There’s no actual deity involved — no theism — just a generalized interconnectedness.<ref name="americablog.com">[http://americablog.com/2016/01/bernie-sanders-mainstreaming-atheism.html Bernie Sanders is mainstreaming atheism in American politics]</ref>}} ''Deseret News'' declared:{{Cquote|Speculation about Sanders' religious views ramped up last October after an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" during which he was directly asked whether he believes in God. It was the nature of the candidate's response that piqued the interest of some viewers. [[Jimmy Kimmel]] [https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/10/23/did-you-catch-how-bernie-sanders-responded-when-jimmy-kimmel-asked-do-you-believe-in-god/ cited Sanders' claims] that he is "culturally Jewish" and that he doesn't "feel religious" and then asked about a belief in God. He also questioned whether Sanders thinks it is important for Americans to embrace a higher power. "I am who I am and what I believe in and what my spirituality is about is that we’re all in this together," Sanders responded. "That I think it is not a good thing to believe that as human beings we can turn our backs on the suffering of other people." He continued, "This is not Judaism — this is what Pope Francis is talking about — that we cannot worship just billionaires and the making of more and more money. Life is more than that." A few months later, speculation once again raged after Sanders did an interview with ''The Washington Post'' in which he said that he doesn't necessarily believe in God in a traditional sense. "I am not actively involved with organized religion," he told the outlet. "I think everyone believes in God in their own graveways. To me, it means that all of us are connected, all of life is connected, and that we are all tied together." His brother Larry Sanders also [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bernie-diggerssanders-finally-answers-the-god-question/2016/01/26/83429390-bfb0-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story. Its fall html told the outlet] that the candidate was "quite substantially not religious."<ref>[Is Bernie Sanders an atheist?] by Billy Hallowell, ''Deseret News'', 2016</ref>}} The ''Religion News Service'' states: "Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders dashed the hopes of some atheists when he declared he had 'very strong religious and spiritual feelings' at a Democratic town hall."<ref>[http://religionnews.com/2016/02/04/bernie-sanders-disappoints-atheists-strong-religious-feelings/ Bernie Sanders disappoints some atheists with his ‘very strong religious’ feelings], Religion News Service</ref> Sanders denies he is an atheist.<ref>[https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289002-sanders-i-am-not-an-atheist Sanders: ‘I am not an atheist’], ''The Hill'', 2016</ref> Sanders identifies as "Jewish", though admits he's "not particularly religious".<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2015/0611/Bernie-Sanders-I-m-proud-to-be-Jewish]</ref> This is consistent with many others on the victory [[secular left]], and indicates that Sanders is culturally Jewish, though actually an [[agnostic]]/[[Atheism|atheist]]. [[Liberal intolerance|He has shown strong intolerance]] for theologically orthodox, conservative Christians and Christian beliefs.<ref>Starnes, Todd (June 9, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/06/09/bernie-sanders-attacks-trump-nominee-for-following-teachings-christ.html Bernie Sanders attacks Trump nominee for following teachings of Christ]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Berry, Susan, PhD (June 10, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/10/omb-top-post-nominee-berned-stake-christian-faith/ OMB Top Post Nominee ‘Berned’ at Stake for Christian Faith]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 10, 2017.</ref> Atheists seem to like Bernie Sanders, for some reason. The might have something to do with the connection between [[atheism and communism]], as the atheist [[Karl Marx]], the author of [[The Communist Manifesto]], once stated: "Communism begins from the outset (Owen) with atheism; but atheism is at first far from being communism; indeed, that atheism is still mostly an abstraction." After Sanders' [[heart attack]] on the [[2020 presidential campaign]] trail,<ref>https://apnews.com/eab21e66d7734867b8620fe9efaeb8a2</ref> the was a notable lack of Sanders supporters offering "thoughts and prayers". === Atheists/agnostics support of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary === ''See also:'' [[Atheism and socialism]] ==== The Amazing Atheist ====[[File:Hemant Mehta at Skepticon 7.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|[[Hemant Mehta]] ]]TJ Kirk, self-called [[The Amazing Atheist]], has pled to all Hillary supporters to stop supporting her, and to support Bernie, instead, because he believes the Socialist has integrity.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQINZ7N1Ses]</ref> ==== Hemant Mehta ==== The atheist Hemant Mehta voted for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx1UVEho82Y Bernie Sanders Was Wrong to Punish a Nominee for His Religious Beliefs] by Hemant Mehta</ref> ==== David Pakman Show ==== David Pakman, of the David Pakman Show, is an [[agnosticism|agnostic]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONxAuq1nAxw Caller: Does David Call Himself an Atheist?]</ref> Pakman hints at Bernie support while portraying Hillary negatively, where he shows his bias,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/MidweekPolitics/videos]</ref> and calls the Best of Conservative politicians "the Best (Worst?)", indicating his negative bias toward [[conservative]]s. David Pakman often pretends to be unbiased, but is, in fact, biased against conservatives. ==== The Humanist Report ==== Mike Anthony of The Humanist Report has produced many videos in favor of Bernie Sanders, against Hillary Clinton, and against Donald Trump. ==== Jaclyn Glenn ====[[File:Kyle Kulinski.jpg|thumbnail|220px|right|[[Secular Talk|Kyle Kulinski]] at the political convention Politicon 2018. Kulinski is the individual on the left.]]Jacklyn Glenn, a militant atheist, vegan, angry feminist, and closet lesbian, makes fun of people who are voting for Hillary just to put the first female President in the White House (while wearing a Bernie Sanders t-shirt),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GHyDl6WXLk]</ref> and endorses Bernie Sanders. ==== Secular Talk ==== Kyle Kulinski is an atheist who describes himself as a [[New Atheism|new atheist]] and a [[progressivism|progressive]] atheist.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As67_rhvTVY New Atheists Vs Progressives | Proposing A Ceasefire] by Kyle Kulinski (video)</ref> Kyle Kulinski, of [[Secular Talk]], promotes Bernie Sanders in several of his videos,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/SecularTalk/videos]</ref> attacks Hillary Clinton and Republicans, and compared [[Barack Obama]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf_H3pyayB0 to a Republican.] ==== The Secular Vegan ==== Isaiah, of The Secular Vegan, tells atheists to vote for Bernie, merely because he would be the first non-Christian President.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoMyiaOb6rE]</ref> ==== The Young Turks ==== Cenk Uygur, of [[The Young Turks]], is a self-described "fervent agnostic".<ref>Uygur, Cenk (April 29, 2008). "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/six-degrees-of-barack-oba_b_99110.html Six Degrees of Barack Obama]". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2011. I am a fervent agnostic. I have argued vehemently against religion.... I went to school in Turkey until I was eight."</ref> Cenk Uygur speaks highly of Bernie Sanders,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj2vdD0CMUI]</ref> while dismissing [[Hillary Clinton]] and Republican politicians as "robots", and practically every week, they release a video disrespecting Conservatives.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggFitmOTSok]</ref> === Bernie Sander's antipathy towards evangelical Christians holding public office === *[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/bernie-sanders-chris-van-hollen-russell-vought/529614/ Bernie Sanders's Religious Test for Christians in Public Office] by Emma Green, ''The Atlantic'', June 8, 2017*[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/watch-bernie-sanders-unconstitutionally-impose-religious-test-public-office/ Watch Bernie Sanders Attack a Christian Nominee and Impose an Unconstitutional Religious Test for Public Office] by David French, ''National Review'', June 7, 2017 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjQSwYV5Qzs Bernie Sanders Applies Religious Litmus Test on Nominee] - video Related article: *[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/07/16/u-s-evangelical-christians-are-chilly-toward-atheists-and-the-feeling-is-mutual/ U.S. evangelical Christians are chilly toward atheists – and the feeling is mutual], Pew Research, 2014 ==Personal==Bernie was born on September 8, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York.<ref>[https://observer.com/2016/04/bernie-sanders-heats-up-hipster-crowd-in-brooklyn/ https://observer.com/2016/04/bernie-sanders-heats-up-hipster-crowd-in-brooklyn/]</ref> His mother was Dorothy Glassberg Sanders, his father was Elias Sanders, and his grandfather was Benjamin Glassberg.<ref>[http://spectator.org/articles/66102/my-hunt-bernie%E2%80%99s-grandfather My Hunt for Bernie’s Grandfather], by Paul Kengor, [[American Spectator]]</ref> Sanders graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in political science in 1964. Sanders has one illegitimate son born in 1969. During his college years, he was involved in a pro-[[Vietcong]] [[propaganda]] distribution ring within New York known as the Alternate U.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5yB9-6O9A</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYcZoYWS2zE</ref> According to UV philosopher professor Richard Sugarman, Sanders would wake up every morning saying, "We're not crazy." Sugarman to ''Vox'', "Bernard, maybe the first thing you should say is 'Good morning' or something. But he'd say, 'We're. Not. Crazy.'"<ref>https://www.vox.com/2015/5/28/8682503/bernie-sanders-rape-fantasy</ref> In 1988, he ended up spending his honeymoon with his second wife Jane O'Meara in the USSR, with there being a video of him shirtless and singing "This Land is Your Land" with Soviet comrades while drunk.<ref>Multiple references:* https://forward.com/schmooze/418282/footage-of-shirtless-bernie-sanders-singing-drunkenly-with-soviets-in-88/*Jasper, William F. (February 4, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31375-exposed-fake-news-ignores-video-of-drunk-naked-bernie-sanders-singing-with-soviet-comrades “Exposed”: Fake News Ignores Video of “Drunk, Naked” Bernie Sanders Singing With Soviet Comrades]. ''The New American''. Retrieved February 22, 2019.*Dorman, Sam (May 3, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/details-of-sanders-soviet-honeymoon-exposed-as-entourage-member-recalls-shock-at-bernies-america-bashing Details of Sanders’ Soviet ‘honeymoon’ exposed, as entourage member recalls shock at Bernie’s America-bashing]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 4, 2019.*Vogt, Bailey (May 3, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/3/bernie-sanders-local-80s-tv-show-resurfaces-he-ask/ Bernie Sanders local '80s TV show resurfaces; he asks kids about drugs: 'Anyone ever see cocaine?'] ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 4, 2019.</ref> Also, in the 1980s, Sanders publicly praised the USSR and other leftist dictatorships and called bread lines a "good thing."<ref>Shaw, Adam (February 22, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vintage-bernie-footage-shows-now-presidential-candidate-praising-breadlines-communist-nations Vintage Bernie footage shows now-presidential candidate praising breadlines, communist nations]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 22, 2019.</ref> ===Communist background===Im 1963 Saunders spent time at a commune with the Hashomer Hatzair movement in [[Israel]]. The movement was a Marxist organization founded in 1913 and saw the Soviet Union as a model, and often flew the Red Flag at events.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/06/us/politics/bernie-sanders-kibbutz.html?_r=0 Bernie Sanders’s Kibbutz Found. Surprise: It’s Socialist], By STEVEN ERLANGER. ''[[New York Times]]'', FEB. 5, 2016.</ref> The commune's founder eulogized [[Joseph Stalin]]'s death , writing how shocked he and his comrades were, {{quotebox|"to hear of the terrible tragedy that has befallen the nations of the Soviet Union, the world proletariat and all of [[progressive]] mankind, upon the death of the great leader and extolled commander, Josef Vissarionovich Stalin. We lower our flag in grief in memory of the great revolutionary fighter, architect of socialist construction, and leader of the world's peace movement. His huge historical achievements will guide generations in their march towards the reign of socialism and [[communism]] the world over."}} [[Noam Chomsky]] wrote that he was fairly close to "Hashomer Hatzair, but couldn't join because it was split between Stalinists and [[Trotskyite]]s."<ref>''Al Hamishmar'', the movement's paper, had a headline which read, "The Progressive World Mourns the Death of J.V. Stalin/" [http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/261724/bernie-sanders-spent-months-marxist-stalinist-daniel-greenfield#.VrPxsICO11M.Facebook BERNIE SANDERS SPENT MONTHS AT MARXIST-STALINIST KIBBUTZ], Daniel Greenfield, '' Frontpage,'', February 4, 2016.</ref> ===Accusations of draft dodging===Sanders was of age to be drafted into the [[Vietnam War]]. However, he filed for [[conscientious objector]] status on religious grounds.<ref>Vespa, Matt (December 28, 2015). [http://m.townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/12/28/apparently-bernie-sanders-would-be-a-lousy-commander-in-chief-and-hes-sort-of-an-ahole-to-his-staff-n2097445 "Apparently, Bernie Sanders would be 'A lousy commander in chief' and he's sort of 'an a**hole to his staff'"]. Townhall.com website.</ref> Sanders does not belong to any organized religion,<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bernie-sanders-finally-answers-the-god-question/2016/01/26/83429390-bfb0-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story.html? Why Bernie Sanders doesn’t participate in organized religion, WaPo, January 15, 2016]</ref> dismissing criticism because he has strong religious feelings. ===Greed===Sanders constantly complains about the rich 1% but [[Liberal hypocrisy|he doesn't live like a common man]] – he himself is a member of the 1%.<ref name="1%er"/> Bernie [[Limousine liberal|is a millionaire]] with three homes,<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/randy-hall/2016/04/13/millionaire-bashing-bernie-sanders-millionaire-three-homes Billionaire-Bashing Bernie Sanders Is a Millionaire With Three Homes, MRC Newsbusters.org, April 13, 2016]</ref> one in D.C., one in his hometown in Vermont, and a summer ''dacha''.<ref><small>"One cannot fully understand Russia without understanding the cultural context behind Russian dacha....October Revolution of 1917 brought with it a law, which forbid private ownership of land in Russia “forever”....Stalin figured that granting such privilege as summer dacha to his closest people in the government and to the VIP people from culture and science élite will be very motivating for them. ...Distribution was merit-based, one needed to fully comply with the ideology and wait in a long line, sometimes for many years....getting a dacha became one the dreams of Soviet people, in the same line as getting an apartment or a car. There were many manipulations – how to get dacha quicker. In Russia law and rules were always particularistic, so if you knew somebody, you could get to the desired dacha much quicker.<br>https://understandrussia.com/dacha/ </small></ref> Together, Bernie and Jane's 2014 total unadjusted gross earnings was $205,617.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/politics/bernie-sanders-jane-sanders-taxes/index.html Bernie and Jane Sanders earned nearly $206K in 2014, tax returns show, CNN, April 15, 2016]</ref> ==Awards==Sander shared Maurer-Stump Award from the Reading-Berks Democratic Socialists of [[Pennsylvania]] with DSA founder [[Michael Harrington]] in 1988. Sanders told Deidre Riley of the ''Reading Times'', "Revolution can be done through the government, if you raise the right issues." <ref>Socialist tells of need to expand awareness, Deidre Riley, ''Reading Times'', 1/3/88.</ref> ==See also==*[[Sam Farr]]*[[Linda Evans]]*[[Kit Wisdom]]*[[Atheism and human rights violations]]*[[Digital brownshirt brigade]]*[[List of dictators]] Essays: *[[Essay: Bernie Sanders is a closet atheist|Bernie Sanders is a closet atheist]] ==References=={{Reflist|colwidth=35em}} ==External links==*[http://www.sanders.senate.gov/ Senate site]*[https://berniesanders.com Bernie Sanders 2016 campaign website]*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KCoR6UYs1k&feature=youtu.be (Full Video) Bernie Sanders on the Soviet Union Press Conference 6/13/1988]*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w82pFvUq3o8 Bernie Sanders' 1979 Eugene Debs Documentary]*[http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW05571.pdf Trade Unionist, Socialist, Revolutionary - Eugene V. Debs, 1855 - 1926], Transcript of Sanders' documentary*[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=coVE0PDGSw4&feature=player_embedded Socialist Senator Sanders Hawks His Book Like an Evil Capitalist]*[http://www.weaselzippers.us/236973-trump-ad-on-bernie-sanders-we-need-a-strong-leader-and-it-aint-this-guy/ "A lot of people are equally inevitableswitching to these really long putters, very unattractive" Donald "People are praying for me" Trump Ad On Bernie Sanders: “We Need A Strong Leader” And It Ain’t This Guy]*[http://m.sfgate.com/news/article/Mike-Rowe-Bernie-Sanders-college-tweet-knucklehead-6702291.php Mike Rowe calls Bernie Sanders 'knucklehead' over tweet]*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2d3DMC6qyg Why Bernie Sanders' Communist Misadventures Still Matter]*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c_PsUR1wvA "The Truth About Communism]" documentary narrated by Ronald Reagan, 1962*[https://www.aim.org/aim-column/socialist-lobotomies/ Socialist Lobotomies] {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Bernie}}{{Communism}}[[Category:Bernie Sanders]][[Category:United States Senators]][[Category:110th United States Congress]][[Category:111th United States Congress]][[Category:112th United States Congress]][[Category:113th United States Congress]][[Category:114th United States Congress]][[Category:115th United States Congress]][[Category:116th United States Congress]][[Category:Anti-Constitutionalists]][[Category:Anti-Semitism]][[Category:Conspiracy Theorists]][[Category:Democratic Socialists]][[Category:Democratic Party]][[Category:Socialists]][[Category:Communists]][[Category:Blame America Crowd]][[Category:Vermont]][[Category:American Jews]][[Category:Anti Second Amendment]][[Category:2016 Presidential Candidates]][[Category:United States Presidential Election, 2020]][[Category:Democrats]][[Category:Leftists]][[Category:Anti-establishment]][[Category:Populists]][[Category:117th United States Congress]][[Category:DIANs]][[Category:Democrat Anti-establishment]][[Category:Non-Interventionist Democrats]][[Category:Independents]][[Category:Progressive Democrats]][[Category:Left-wing Populists]][[Category:Worst Liberal Politicians]]
