This is beautiful, from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist....

[RiverLover]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/flea-why-i-support-bernie-sanders-20160205

"The concept of a president in this country who is not beholden to corporate lobbyists is such a beautiful idea," Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea says

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A year ago, nobody really cared about Bernie Sanders or knew who he was. And here's a guy that is not relying on fear-mongering or Super PACs or billions of dollars. He's just talking about issues that really affect us as human beings, like caring about each other and evening the playing field.

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People try to demonize it like, "Socialism is the next step to communism." That's just insane silliness. Bernie isn't talking about eliminating the spirit of capitalism in terms of the competitive spirit of people being able to lift themselves up by their bootstraps through discipline and hard work and creativity and ingenuity.

He's not trying to eliminate making something great of yourself and being part of the American dream. He's just saying, "Let's even the playing field so everybody can get a decent education and have an opportunity to get health care and take care of themselves and educate themselves." That's what civilization should be about.

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The bottom line is that everybody deserves to get a good education. This country is completely capable economically of providing a high-grade education for everybody regardless of their economic class. And everybody deserves to have a high grade of health care regardless of their economic class.

That is what's going to help [reduce] crime and poverty. That is what's going to make this country a beautiful, vibrant place.

Beyond economic issues, the thing that drives my interest the most in any presidential candidate is the one that's least likely to go to war and least likely to start some bloodthirsty murderous war campaign in order to keep the Military Industrial Complex going and make billions for the corporations at the expense of human life.

I think Bernie is the least likely to start a cockamamie war.

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The entire article is worth reading.

If you're a Bernie supporter, you'll love reading more of his beautiful & succinct articulation of why we support this amazing person.

If you're for Hillary, it will help explain why those of us for Bernie are so damn passionate.

[LWolf]

1. The whole thing is beautiful and worth reading.

I just don't care [that critics call him "unelectable"]. I think saying he's unelectable is a silly thing. Clearly, he's electable. He's a guy who's getting votes and just showed in Iowa that he's neck-and-neck with Hillary. Consciously electing someone based on being a human being with integrity who actually speaks for the people of this country and the things that concern them — and not fear-mongering — is an amazing concept that's really inspiring. And it gives me a little bit of faith in the political process.

The Chili Peppers are doing a show for Bernie this weekend and it's something like $30,000 to rent the venue. We said, "Oh, we'll pay for the cost of the venue rental." And he wouldn't accept it! He said, "We can't accept you guys; you're a group — you're incorporated — so I can't accept that money." He can accept the ticket cost because each one is a small donation, but the 30 grand? "No, I don't accept money like that."

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[RiverLover]

2. Its so good to know there are so many of us who feel this way.

Thanks for including that quote.

[LWolf]

3. You are welcome, of course. nt

[cali]

4. Glad you posted this. It's a very good read

[RiverLover]

5. Thanks cali.

It is good. I wish everyone in the country could read it.

[Nightjock]

6. Wonderful, wonderful article!

Thank you so much for sharing this.