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Representative for the state's at-large congressional district from to Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U. Before entering each race, he pledged to serve as a Democrat if elected. An advocate of social democratic and progressive policies, Sanders is known for his opposition to economic inequality and neoliberalism. On domestic policy, he supports labor rights , universal and single-payer healthcare , paid parental leave , tuition-free tertiary education , and an ambitious Green New Deal to create jobs addressing climate change. On foreign policy, he supports reducing military spending , pursuing more diplomacy and international cooperation , and putting greater emphasis on labor rights and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements.
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Bernie Sanders on Tuesday over a essay the Vermont senator wrote about women fantasizing about rape. Join us to fight back against dishonest news coverage and social media censorship! A woman on her knees, a woman tied up, a woman abused. A woman enjoys intercourse with her man — as she fantasizes being raped by 3 men simultaneously.
Bernie Sanders jumped into the crowded race. This story was published during his first presidential bid. Last month Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent socialist seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, repudiated a essay he wrote for the Vermont Freeman , an alternative newspaper, which included depictions of a rape fantasy from male and female perspectives. Yet as the New York Times recently reported , during his years as a contributor to the Freeman in the late s and early s, Sanders often wrote about sexual norms, as he presented a broader critique of repressive cultural forces that he believed were driving many Americans literally insane. His early writings reflect a political worldview rooted in the fad psychology and anti-capitalist rhetoric of the era and infused with a libertarianesque critique of state power. Sanders feared that the erosion of individual freedom—via compulsory education, sexual repression, and, yes, fluoridated water—began at birth.