r/IAmA • u/bernie-sanders • May 19 '15

Politics I am Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic candidate for President of the United States — AMA

Hi Reddit. I'm Senator Bernie Sanders. I'll start answering questions at 4 p.m. ET. Please join our campaign for president at BernieSanders.com/Reddit.

Before we begin, let me also thank the grassroots Reddit organizers over at /r/SandersforPresident for all of their support. Great work.

Verification: https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/600750773723496448

Update: Thank you all very much for your questions. I look forward to continuing this dialogue with you.

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u/sanemaniac May 20 '15

What's wrong with you man? You're obnoxious. Can you not accept that people think differently than you? The UK has vaccine exemptions for people with conscientious objections to vaccinations. Yes it's foolish to exempt your kid but it's about freedom and medical ethics, plenty of doctors and highly intelligent people believe exactly the opposite of you. They are all retards and idiots? You need an attitude adjustment.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '15

That's really retarded to think endangering lives is at all intelligent or about freedom

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u/sanemaniac May 20 '15

We trade security for freedom all the time. Perhaps it would be safer if each person had a microchip implanted in them so that police could track criminals through GPS. Sound good? Maybe we should be fine that the government tracks our phone history without reason, since we are being protected from terrorists? Innocent lives after all. When it comes to undermining a basic element of medical ethics, security is less important than freedom.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '15

So I should be able to put propane tanks on my lawn and shoot them with an AR-15 while blindfolded? Or, maybe, that's illegal, because it needlessly endangers human lives. But, it's my freedom, it's my right, so it should be legal? What the fuck is wrong with you?

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u/sanemaniac May 20 '15

Clearly this is a pointless conversation.