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In reply to the discussion: DU Poll: Bloomberg or Sanders? [View all]womanofthehills
(8,807 posts)67. I find this opinion article on Bloomberg concerning - does he like the dictators?
Not long ago, Bloomberg likened Putins attack on Ukraine to Americas annexation of California
As a presidential candidate, Mike Bloomberg has said precious little about foreign policy. His campaign website barely addresses the issue. In written responses to questions, he has put forth a centrist and moderate national security approach that criticizes President Trump for embracing Russian President Vladimir Putin, who meddled in U.S. elections and is a dangerous and destabilizing force around the world.
But before he was running for president, Bloomberg spoke about foreign policy off the cuff in interviews. The comments he made show a different side of the former New York mayors worldview specifically, sympathy and understanding for authoritarian leaders and their aggressive or repressive actions. Bloomberg has already received significant criticism for saying that Xi Jinping is not a dictator in a September interview with PBSs Firing Line. He also described the Chinese leader as responsive to the democratic wishes of his people.
Now another interview has surfaced. In remarks Bloomberg gave at the Aspen Institute in February 2015, he described Putins invasion of Ukraine, annexation of Crimea and hostility to the West as not only understandable but also equivalent to actions the United States has taken over its 200-plus-year history.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/11/not-long-ago-bloomberg-likened-putins-attack-ukraine-americas-annexation-california/
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bernie is fair on policy but zero on person, bloomberg is repub lite but better on person nt
msongs
Feb 2020
#2
Progressive taxation, reproductive rights, gun control, environmental protection...
brooklynite
Feb 2020
#21
Ah, I'd missed that. Though it seems more conceivable this week than last! n/t
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#31
Yes, it does. And Sanders is doing better in this poll because, judging by comments I saw, some
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#40
I find this opinion article on Bloomberg concerning - does he like the dictators?
womanofthehills
Feb 2020
#67
re:"Ask yourself which of these 2 candidates would appeal to the greatest number of eligible voters?
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#66
You really should learn more about Bloomberg, since you don't understand his political
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#11
re: "wouldn't it be great to do so as enthusiastically as we did for Barack Obama?"
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#32
So, Bloomberg was originally a Dem and switched to being a Republican in 2001
womanofthehills
Feb 2020
#68
where? I dont think he is fit to be a president but that dont mean I hate him nt
msongs
Feb 2020
#10
He earned it. He should have been there for Clinton during the general in 16.
Demsrule86
Feb 2020
#55
I think Bloomberg's biggest advantage is cash, but since he's promised...
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#37
Bloomberg's more likely to beat Trump than Sanders. Don't make the perfect the enemy of the good.
chia
Feb 2020
#26
I'm not sure who's stronger against Trump, especially if we have Bloomberg's money either way.
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#65
I want to say something about Mike, where he grew up, I hope it is informative.
clippership
Feb 2020
#30
Most of the people in the poll who say they would never vote for a socialist...
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#78
re: "The fact that 24% of Democrats wouldn't consider voting for a socialist is not good"
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#59
Yea, I guess that's pretty obvious but I felt like mentioning it anyway. n/t
totodeinhere
Feb 2020
#84
I would simply abstain from voting in the primary and vote for whoever the nominee was in November.
Midwestern Democrat
Feb 2020
#85