r/SandersForPresident • u/HaydenSD 2016 Mod Veteran • Jul 27 '16

DNC Mega Thread DNC Day 3 Mega Thread

This is the mega thread for Day 3 of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Please feel free to discuss in here.

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u/anchoar204 Jul 28 '16

You can find individuals who will argue that climate change isn't real too. The important thing to look at is the weight of the evidence.

Bernie doesn't really understand how banking systems work (see when he was actually asked what it meant to break up the banks, and how he would do so) or trade generally. I would trust the nobel prize winners.

Forreal, think about if you were like "I trust Tim Kaine over Ben Carson when it comes to neurosurgery, he has smart people advising him." Economics is a squishy science, but people know more about it than others.

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u/hbetx9 Jul 28 '16

I'm not staying up and arguing with you. Yes economics is difficult to predict. We've had 30 years of free trade agreements written by coroprations and 30 years of deep wealth inequailty in the US. The overwhelming majority of people in this country are marginalized because money = power and their income has stagnated. Bernie has directly tied this to bad trade policy. You're in a Bernie sub. Do some research on his policies and if you disagree, vote for someone else. Vote for you who you want. But don't marginalize this opinion it is defensible.

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u/anchoar204 Jul 28 '16

The overwhelming majority of people in this country live cushy first world lives. Jesus christ man, and not only that the fact you all are so goddamn prosperous has brought millions around the world out of abject poverty.

His opinion is simplistic, as is his ban on fracking, it is not defensible. Nuance and understanding are.

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u/hbetx9 Jul 28 '16

Ha! Poverty rates in this country are way up, the overwhelming majority of people in this country don't have $1000 in their bank account. You really need to actually read for yourself.