Sanders: 'I never expected in my life, as an American, to see a swastika at a major political rally'

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersBiden racks up union endorsements ahead of crucial primaries Sanders releases reproductive health-care plan Biden campaign unveils biggest ad purchase of 2020 cycle MORE (I-Vt.) said Sunday he “never expected” to see a swastika at a major political rally, after a man was removed from one of his events in Phoenix for displaying a flag with the Nazi symbol.

"The idea that there was a swastika, a symbol of everything that this country stands against ... is unspeakable," Sanders said on CNN’s "State of the Union," adding that around 400,000 Americans died "fighting that symbol, fighting Nazism."

"I never expected in my life, as an American, to see a swastika at a major political rally. It's horrible," Sanders added.

Sanders has the chance to be the first Jewish presidential nominee of a major party.

He said he did not see the flag, which it was unveiled behind him at the rally, and didn’t see it when he turned around after hearing the boos. He learned about it quickly after he left the stage.

The Secret Service said Thursday no presidential candidate has requested protection from its agents.

Egorse on March 8th, 2020 at 17:03 UTC »

I noticed there are several people in this thread, just a handful really, that are trying to push the false talking point that the Nazis were socialists.

The people that do this do not understand the nuance and complexity of history.

When the Nazi party was started it included both elements of nationalist and socialist when Hitler actually came to power in the mid-1930s he killed the socialists in the party and kept the Nationalists.

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist.

This is the reason that this line is in the famous poem by Martin Niemöller.

AllOrZer0 on March 8th, 2020 at 14:43 UTC »

Unfortunately, this isn't without precedent.

Fascism has been bubbling under the surface of America's veneer for a long time. There's a portion of the population here that's all-in for it, and people need to wake up to it and figure out what do do about them.

OutZoned on March 8th, 2020 at 14:02 UTC »

This was so gross. Nazis fuck off