With all the corporate tools running around Congress, Sanders is one of the few people with a pretty good record -- at least relative to the others. Nobody expects him to lead a revolution or to bring the financial megaliths down the signs. If nothing else, he can help move the conversation into something resembling rationality.
Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Mperelman at csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901 www.michaelperelman.wordpress.com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Walker Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 3:57 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] at Truthout: Bernie Sanders' Run Can Help the "Less War" Movement in the US Now, now. There's no need to get catty about this! On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Robert Naiman <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I'm not sure that's a fair comparison. As we all know, way more people in the US care about cats and dogs than care about politics. Plus, now 250 people have "liked" my piece. So, assuming that likes for your cat pictures haven't increased since then, I now have your cat pictures beat by 2x, despite your built-in advantage among stupid people. http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30592-bernie-sanders-run-can-help-the-us-less-war-movement Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org<http://www.justforeignpolicy.org> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (202) 448-2898 x1<tel:%28202%29%20448-2898%20x1> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Doug Henwood <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > On May 4, 2015, at 6:15 PM, Michael Smith > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On 5/4/15 4:35 PM, Robert Naiman wrote: >> Apparently 62 people have already "liked" this piece on Facebook, so I >> guess there is some interest. > > One doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. Do you have to choose? I get 2x as many likes for a cat picture. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l -- Cheers, Tom Walker (Sandwichman)
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