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Gregory McKelvey
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to ask Bernie Sanders if he believes, as MLK did, that capitalism and racism are tied together and you can't get rid of one without the other. Also, if he condones those who attack people like me who dare to ask him this. Here is his response:
I’m not going to say how I feel about his answering because I’m still processing but I’ll leave you with my sons reaction:
Obviously that’s not me asking the question but rather @khalidCares reading my written question. He did a great job moderating.
I still love you Bernie. But we gotta do better on this one.
Also just because I know people gonna be nasty. That’s not my sons actual reaction. That picture was taken the day before and he was just grumpy.
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