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Originally Posted by iruinedyourday
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Luri, I just like to poll people (especially conservatives) because Berrnie Sanders is a candidate that is a lot less one sided than say, Hillary is. What are the odds or what would it take for you to throw your vote his way come November?
IMO he is totality a candidate that even die hard conservatives can get behind, he hates big big money, and wants to make jobs jobs jobs a priority, and even on some socially conservative hot button issues like gun control a lot of dems think he is too partisan. so he really shouldn't be too much of a stretch for conservative voters, and I know he polls better and better in red counties.
But anyway enough of that, I'm just curious are you on the fence? are you a lock for a no or for someone else?
Thanks!
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Good questions.
I will not vote for Sanders because he is a socialist. Classical socialism advocates for a system where the government owns the means of production for a country and then distributes the wealth to each citizen. Anyone who knows anything about the U.S. constitution understands that the right to private property is central to our democracy. Does someone want to live in a socialist democratic state? That isn't the USA. If you want to live in the USA then you have to understand that we aren't classical socialists by definition. Sadly, FDR introduced the welfare state to America and things have only managed to get worse where government is concerned, not better.
So, I will not vote for Sanders out of principle. I don't vote socialist, ever!
Secondly, I don't hate big money. In fact, I LOVE big money. Big money is good for America. Bill Gates has done more in charitable giving than I will ever be able to do. Why? He has big money. He has big money because of the capitalistic freedoms he enjoys. Warren Buffet gives much to charity, too. Again, big money works for the U.S. It employs people. It creates new technologies. It creates new means for global production. The Monsanto haters can hate all they want, but we have seeds that can be grown in some pretty poor conditions that feed millions, thanks to big money and big visionaries who now have big money.
Gun control: I own several guns. If you want my guns, come and try to get them.
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I am all for background checks and I gladly submit to them every time I buy a gun. But I will be damned and dead if I will give up my weapon to someone wanting to take it from me. The constitution guarantees my liberty to own arms. I will not vote for anyone who wants to take away my constitutional right. You can understand that. You probably don't want the right wing taking away a woman's right to an abortion. They'll have to pry a cold dead fetus out of your hands before you give up that right. So, you can understand where I am coming from, perhaps.
The odds of my voting for Sanders is like the odds of rats ice skating in hell.