(February 15, 2016 at 1:54 am)Alex K Wrote:(February 15, 2016 at 1:00 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: I changed my mind about Bernie after listening to what Sam Harris had to say about it in his latest AMA podcast. I know how it sounds, but it made sense. Admitedly, some of what he said was said by others here on these very forums before and it didn't change my mind then, but he made a new argument and I trust his take on it more than my own.So, then what did he say and in which direction did that change your mind?
Basically, he said what little Bernie said about foreign policy didn't make him a better option than Hillary regarding it, who, for all of her weaknesses, would still be far better equipped to handle it than him. I defer to his judgement on this.
But he also pointed out the fact that Bernie is unlikely to win in the general election and that him winning the Dem nom would basically guarantee that the next U.S. president would be republican, given what campaign resources he's going against as a perceived "socialist". He said Bernie is an idealist and that most of what he promises is unachievable.
Listen from 9:47- 15:14
https://soundcloud.com/samharrisorg/ask-me-anything-3
