And now, a few words from Carl Sagan
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Skeet Kuhn Dough
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Didn't have a bowl to smoke but this was cool nonetheless. Love Sagan.
ttystikk
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Democrats were different back then, before Citizens United.Carl Sagan was a liberal Democrat....he would say "Vote democrat"
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Skeet Kuhn Dough
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Carl Sagan sounds a lot like Bernie Sanders when asked if he is a socialist
(article credit: Patheos https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2016/02/carl-sagan-sounds-a-lot-like-bernie-sanders-when-asked-if-he-is-a-socialist/ )
In 1989, while being interviewed on CNN by Ted Turner, physicist Carl Sagan was asked whether or not he was a socialist.
This mainly had to do with Sagan’s political activism through the 90s in which he opposed the nuclear arms race and Ronald Regan’s Strategic Defense Initiative. He went on to to argue that the U.S., one of the wealthiest nations in the world, has the ability to care for its own citizens, but chooses not to.
“The United States is perfectly able to do that,” he says. “It chooses not to.”
While Sagan never went on to declare he was a socialist, his answer rings similar to that of Democratic presidential nominee, Bernie Sanders, who has been using a very similar line on the campaign trail.
“Eighteen other countries save the lives of their babies better than we do. How come? They just spend more money on it. They care about their babies more than we care about ours. I think it’s a disgrace…This country has great wealth…We are using money for the wrong stuff,” Sagan told Turner.
While it would be wrong to assume that today Sagan would support Sanders since it would be only speculation, the similarities to their views on wealth inequality and the country’s ability to take care of its impoverished citizens, can lead one to believe Sagan wouldn’t be campaigning for the Republicans.
You can watch the video of the exchange below..
(article credit: Patheos https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2016/02/carl-sagan-sounds-a-lot-like-bernie-sanders-when-asked-if-he-is-a-socialist/ )
In 1989, while being interviewed on CNN by Ted Turner, physicist Carl Sagan was asked whether or not he was a socialist.
This mainly had to do with Sagan’s political activism through the 90s in which he opposed the nuclear arms race and Ronald Regan’s Strategic Defense Initiative. He went on to to argue that the U.S., one of the wealthiest nations in the world, has the ability to care for its own citizens, but chooses not to.
“The United States is perfectly able to do that,” he says. “It chooses not to.”
While Sagan never went on to declare he was a socialist, his answer rings similar to that of Democratic presidential nominee, Bernie Sanders, who has been using a very similar line on the campaign trail.
“Eighteen other countries save the lives of their babies better than we do. How come? They just spend more money on it. They care about their babies more than we care about ours. I think it’s a disgrace…This country has great wealth…We are using money for the wrong stuff,” Sagan told Turner.
While it would be wrong to assume that today Sagan would support Sanders since it would be only speculation, the similarities to their views on wealth inequality and the country’s ability to take care of its impoverished citizens, can lead one to believe Sagan wouldn’t be campaigning for the Republicans.
You can watch the video of the exchange below..
ttystikk
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How about that...