The Nazi Flag Unfurled at a Bernie Sanders Rally Illustrates the Stakes of This Election
It's not just that Sanders would be the first Jewish president. It's that his movement represents a push for genuine multiracial democracy, where anyone can have a seat at the table in America.
t the Democratic National Convention in 2016, Larry Sanders stood to announce the majority of delegates from the Democrats Abroad delegation would be awarded to his brother, "Bernard." But first, Larry remembered their time growing up together in Brooklyn, and how much their parents, Eli and Dorothy, loved the New Deal of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and how proud they would be to see their son renewing that legacy. It was a beautiful moment and a reminder that when someone runs for president, it has monumental consequences for all of us, but also for their family as they watch one of their own set out to lead the world. It was also a reminder that Bernie is, at the end of the day, a Jewish kid from Brooklyn.
It's easy to lose sight of that in the rough-and-tumble of a national campaign, and when some try to erase his Jewishness because they feel he has the wrong views on the policies of the Israeli government. But regardless of what Sanders thinks of Benjamin Netanyahu, he would indeed be the first Jewish president in this nation's history. He would be the first non-Christian president in 250 years of presidenting. It would be a monumental development, not unlike John F. Kennedy's election as the first non-Protestant, with ripple effects throughout our politics and our culture.
At a Sanders rally in Phoenix, Arizona, Thursday night, we received proof of the most despicable kind that certain people have taken note.
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