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Democratic Primaries

TwilightZone

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1. Inability to adapt is not a good thing.

Reply to andym (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:53 PM

Mar 2020

I'm not sure why some Sanders supporters are so adamant about it being a positive character trait. It just means that one is inherently at a disadvantage when a situation calls for a change in strategy, quick adaptability, or compromise.

To be clear, I'm not talking about the difference between flip-flopping all the time and rigid adherence to one's beliefs. It's the difference between being able to adapt to new circumstances or information vs. not.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Biden is far more like FDR in political temperament than Sanders [View all] andym Mar 2020 OP

Inability to adapt is not a good thing. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #1

Sanders doesn't deal in shades of gray, in his world view everything is black and white. sop Mar 2020 #4

It is like a home seller who rejects all offers not equal to the asking price NCProgressive Mar 2020 #6

Your title is also a hallmark of a personality disorder pandr32 Mar 2020 #12

Biden has had some actual legislative accomplishments in the real world Gothmog Mar 2020 #2

Maybe Biden can read us the funnies over the radio and kiss babies and use words like malarchy.. zonkers Mar 2020 #3

or maybe sit next to a pathetic fireplace in a poor imitation of FDR like Sanders did? wyldwolf Mar 2020 #5

Warmth and empathy of folks like Mayor Laguardia helped to keep morale high during the Depression andym Mar 2020 #8

FDR was wise enough to distance himself from the "Socialist" label. Sloumeau Mar 2020 #7

Great post! Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #11

+1. dalton99a Mar 2020 #15

Yes indeed, Biden exhibits these traits: relayerbob Mar 2020 #9

The Irony Is That FDR Epitomizes The Democratic Establishment TomCADem Mar 2020 #10

I often get a chuckle from that. Well... sometimes a chuckle, sometimes rage. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #14

Sanders is no FDR. (I have no idea how that ridiculous rumor got started.) NurseJackie Mar 2020 #13

Depends upon what FDR is short for, certainly not Franklin Delano Roosevelt. George II Mar 2020 #16