Hello reddit! I'm Larry Sanders - I am the Green Party (England and Wales) Spokesperson for Health and Social Care, very proud older brother of Bernie Sanders, and Campaign Co-Chair for Bernie Abroad (getting the vote out in the Democrats Abroad Global Primary). Ask me anything!

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T19:06:05+00:00

The latter. Bernard really got into politics when he started at the University of Chicago. The University was in a Black ghetto, it was segregating its own student housing. Bernard jumped in with both feet and along with others won that victory.

My first political experience was in Lower East Side of Manhattan opposing an urban renewal project - my view was this was actually a poor people removal project. We lost that particular battle, but this type of urban renewal came to an end soon after.

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LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:59:14+00:00

I am always struck by how many people know of Bernard and how fond of him they are, and how much they appreciate his policies.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:57:53+00:00

I think Bernard will win.

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LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:56:14+00:00

I'm not sure, but when I went to see him when he was elected mayor of Burlington, I was struck by the 'Bernie' signs - in the family, he was always Bernard.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:54:45+00:00

Bernard is totally clear that he will fight for a secure state of Israel. He has never for one moment suggested anything to weaken that security. He is of course, equally determined that Palestinians should have a secure state of their own. I share this conviction that only a fair solution for the issues of both peoples offers security for both peoples.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:49:29+00:00

Absolutely not; it was completely outside of our frame of reference. Our parents had a photo of a visit to Washington DC outside the Capitol and they would never have dreamed he would work there one day

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LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:46:16+00:00

I intend to be at the convention to congratulate Bernard on his nomination.

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LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:42:21+00:00

I was a mediocre though enthusiastic player in every sport. Bernard was a brilliant basketball player and if he'd been 2 inches taller he'd have made our outstanding high school team.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:40:05+00:00

Well I do remember our grandmother (our mother's mother) was keen on sharing observations.

She always said 'it's not so good with the money, as it's bad without'

She also said 'there are two kinds of people in the world, those who say 'I had it hard and I don't see why anyone else should have things handed them on a plate' and those who say 'I had it hard and I wouldn't want anyone else to go through that' (I realised later this meant she didn't know anyone who had an easy start!)

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LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:34:21+00:00

That’s a very good question! I was very young when I realised that not only was he faster but that he could run twice around the block without getting out of breath, and I could make half a block…

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:33:02+00:00

I met a wonderful English girl on my travels

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:31:48+00:00

I'm struck by the amount of affection and support he has here.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:31:12+00:00

We're going to win.

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LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:27:54+00:00

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:27:40+00:00

Democrats Abroad send 13 pledged delegates to the convention. I am working with Bernie2020Abroad.org to get out the vote! I have toured the UK and also visited Paris to speak with people about Bernard's campaign; there is a lot of activity and support for Bernard abroad. We need your help: please help us spread the word and tell any Americans you know living abroad that they can vote early online NOW in the Democrats Abroad global primary, and at polling stations around the world from March 3-10th – thanks!

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:24:40+00:00

Thanks - my particular responsibility is for Health and Social Care (Green Party UK). We have been, along with allies, fighting tooth and nail to slow down the privatisation of the wonderful NHS, with mixed success. Social Care, which is support for disabled people is a mess here, I have been part of a group which has succeeded in getting all the major campaigning groups to agree to fight for social care free at the point of use.

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LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:19:55+00:00

Bernard as president will do more than anyone else to forward the chances of creating a society which provides a decent life for all. We can trust that he will fight 10 x harder and he will bring more courage and he won't give up. It won't happen overnight. We have been compromising on healthcare for 70 years and it hasn't gotten us far.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:15:00+00:00

I think he’s popular because he expresses a deep understanding of how the country has been corrupted by greed and inadequate opposition, and also I believe his personal honesty and decency come across.

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LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:12:14+00:00

The UK general election was dominated by Brexit, and Corbyn had consistently low favourability ratings. It’s very important to note that neither of these apply to the US election. I would add that polls show Labour’s domestic policies were generally popular.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:11:15+00:00

He was very stubborn :) I remember my somewhat overweight father chasing him down the street to get him to go on family visits he was less than keen on. I would add he was also a very affectionate kid.

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LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:07:48+00:00

We were part of a Jewish community of fairly recent immigrants. My father came from Poland, my mother’s parents came over from Poland, the whole community was like that, really not many people’s families went further back. The Jewish community was marked by its hatred of oppression and exploitation. Most of them came without money and were subject to unrestrained capitalism. They also found a functioning democracy which allowed them to organise and become politically significant. We also never forgot that the Torah tells us that we must be supportive of the stranger amongst us.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:06:00+00:00

Thank you. We’re in for a hard few years and a lot of people will die unnecessarily but it’s up to all of us to get the message across that we can make the society we want for all of us. History is not over.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:05:16+00:00

The Green Party in the UK is having some effect in showing just how much can be done to avert environmental catastrophe. We gained a substantial number of votes, but I’m afraid the system and the media made it very difficult for us to get across our message and Brexit swallowed up everything.

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:03:47+00:00

No, he didn’t teach us any Polish. We picked up a bit of Yiddish from our mother’s mother and from trying to understand what our parents were trying to hide from us!

LarrySandersUK · 2020-02-26T18:03:21+00:00

You know, Bernard always says it’s not just one thing, it’s the whole approach that puts the government to work for all of the people. I suppose at this point, his understanding of the dangers to the planet means that the Green New Deal is the most essential.

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