Same!

Bless her heart.

I find the bit about believing the lies we're fed as somewhat naive. We're all on a journey, and everyone starts in a different place, with unique foundations.

My current opinions vary wildly from those held 20 years ago. Change is a good thing, and I think it should be expected as the norm.

Same

They've heard that whole pot and kettle thing, right?

Yep - best of luck to them! They might want to try giving him large sums of money as well.

Thanks for the discussion. Just to restate - I absolutely believe everyone that the protests in which Bernie participated were described as violent. I was not disagreeing with this whatsoever.

You mention having "familiarity with all of this," and I do not. This is the only comment I read from Bernie about the protests.

I understand they were accused of being violent. The descriptions I read didn't seem violent though, although they might be inaccurately biased.

I think protesters will always be accused of violence whenever possible. I just don't understand how this makes Bernie's statement inconsistent.

If you're not interested in civil discourse, then we can end this discussion now.

I researched his arrest to learn what wasn't said in the images. Are you suggesting that resisting arrest is equivalent to violent rioting?

Alright this got me curious, so I researched the matter further. I do believe you are wrong here.

From what I can gather, Bernie was arrested for being chained together with others to protest the installation of Willis Wagons. This was nonviolent. When the police arrested him, he kicked, screamed, and resisted the entire way.

Source: https://medium.com/@ShaunKing/you-dont-really-know-who-bernie-sanders-was-in-the-1960s-79628016125f

I won't pretend to know much about Bernie's history, but I do have a couple of thoughts with which you may or may not agree.

1. We should never blindly follow any politician.
2. Politicians should be expected to change/evolve. It's probably a good idea to consider the delta to understand each politician's trajectory.

Out of curiosity, do you prefer past or present Bernie?

What are your goals with this post?

Edit

Found more details about Bernie's arrest here: https://medium.com/@ShaunKing/you-dont-really-know-who-bernie-sanders-was-in-the-1960s-79628016125f

I know it wasn't the point of this post, but thanks for teaching me about this bit of history! This helped me understand why he emphasized discipline.