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That lots of people in the US consider this guy a leftist tells you something about how far towards the right the Overton window is set over there.

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Bernie Sanders

@SenSanders

Jun 1, 2018

I strongly support imposing penalties on countries like China, Russia, South Korea and Vietnam to stop illegal dumping of steel and aluminum. But it makes no sense to start a trade war with Canada, the EU and others who are engaged in fair trade and pay workers a living wage.

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10:13 AM · Jun 4, 2018Twitter Web Client

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Huge chunk of electorate either (1) doesn't know about (eg) Scandinavian countries, (2) thinks they are Commie hellholes, or (3) thinks the US is too poor or too big to have universal health care or etc. Sanders is either a commie or a fantasy seller to them.

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When the younger generations start outweighing their elders at voting, the Overton window is going to shift fast. I'm hoping Sanders will end up being something like a centrist in whatever our country becomes. But then, I'm an optimist :)