Why I (still) support Bernie Sanders

Ethlite H
7 min readApr 1, 2020
Chicago police officers carry protester Bernie Sanders, 21, in August 1963 to a police wagon from a civil rights demonstration at West 73rd Street and South Lowe Avenue. He was arrested, charged with resisting arrest, found guilty and fined $25. (© Tom Kinahan / Chicago Tribune)

For most of my life, one could be completely apolitical, just focus on making a living and not suffer any real downside for it. In fact, almost everyone I know are either completely apolitical, or “vote blue no matter who”, which amounts to the same thing because it does nothing to improve the status quo.

The system, meaning the power and political structure of our society, works fine for them and…

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Ethlite H

I write code for a living, but I much prefer to write about living.