@steephie; true, although I would hope that's a given. I guess not, though.

Necroing this thread somewhat, it's easy to sign up to his campaign if you live in the USA. However, for those of us who wish to support him but don't live in the USA, it's a lot harder (as we don't have the required Zip code). Does anyone know a way to get involved?

Why should foreigners get involved in another nations elections?

It is not in any way your place.

Holen: You know citizens live abroad, right?

I like Sanders' foreign policy, for a start.

Mendax if you are a US citizen then contacting your nearest US embassy or military installation is likely a start. In the case of installations I know that foreign locations usually have small (albeit important) campaign groups which campaign within the base. It is not only a way to help his campaign but also to help US soldiers stay in touch with home.

I am not a US citizen, but I believe that a Sanders presidency would be good for the world and thus want to support it as much as I can.

If you want to help financially, just PM me your bank account routing information.

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A Sanders presidency would be interesting though, and if he garnered enough money to be somewhat influential this election, then I'd be happy if he was able to push the mainstream candidates into discussing oft-overlooked difficult questions.

Interesting, mendax. Wouldn't it be best to bring his ideas to British politics, then?

His brother is running for the Green party here, for example, so that is already happening.

Maybe you're better off supporting his brother's campaign then, if he seeks to achieve the same things?

A UK MP hardly has the same power as the President of the United States.

As long as the US keeps asserting its power and politics in other nations, other nations are free to support and campaign in ours as far as I'm concerned. We make ourselves a global country.

Fair enough..

Ask his campaign guys what you can do for them, then?

Has anyone stopped to consider that maybe "democratic socialism" isn't a very good idea if we're talking about the United States?

Gunfighter, what's so special about the US that socialism can't possibly work there? Or is it democracy that can't work? Or the combination? There is no reason socialism would be incompatible with the US, countries in similar economic situations have made similar transitions before. The combination has also worked before. Why wouldn't it?

Vote for the candidate who promises to push the influence of money out of politics. If a candidate waffles on that issue or is silent, ignore everything else they say.

How can Democrats put someone who voted for the Iraq War on their ticket? I just don't get that.

That's just a sign of how terrible the alternatives are.

Or it's a sign of how stupidly hyped up Hillary has been. There are some sound alternatives (Jim Webb, anyone?) that are moderate enough to garner support from both sides, whereas Hillary is so similar to Obama that we know she won't get a thing done.

You don't need support from both sides. You don't need, and shouldn't be seeking, support from racist arsehats.

True, but she will pander to the Al Sharpton crowd anyway Mendax.

I don't think you need support from both sides but it sure wouldn't hurt anything right now.

"...whereas Hillary is so similar to Obama that we know she won't get a thing done."

So you're saying Obama hasn't gotten anything done?

If you think that the "Al Sharpton crowd" are the racists, you are part of the problem.

Not really, Jeff. He got Obamacare, but that's on its way out. He made a lot of promises, and few of them have come anywhere close to happening. He hasn't done shit about Gitmo. Soldiers aren't coming home in droves. His economic plan is working to a degree, but only to the same degree that someone like Reagan's worked - when his party voted with him. He doesn't have that luxury now, and neither will Hillary. He's been a good figurehead for social progress, particularly in regards to race, gender, and sexuality, but what else does he have to show for?

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There are two groups of people who are keeping us from getting past racism: those who are obviously racists, and those who try to connect everything to racism and vilify un-racist white people. I think that's what Yaleunc means by the "Al Sharpton crowd."

Also, your previous assertion that those on the right are "racist arsehats" is just as inaccurate as conservatives thinking leftists are immoral and arrogant. As someone with a conservative family, I know that while racism is more prevalent, it's not at all a requirement and they're mostly well-meaning people.

@Gunfighter

As I said to Krellin, being a "socialist" doesn't make someone an extremist. I disagree with that view, but I see where he's coming from. It's left of center, in just about every center you can find, but it's a view that I think people can get behind, as is proven in this forum. Will he win? I'd say almost definitely not, but that's more a flaw of the electoral system and Hilary's absurd pre-coronation (reminiscent of Romney in 2012) than it is half a word that he uses to describe himself.

(By the way, I just defended two points of view that I disagree with. I'm not sure if that makes me a good person or just an annoying one who likes to play devil's advocate.)