Russian chess master Garry Kasparov’s harsh critiques of Bernie Sanders

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5 points·MollyR··7 comments

I deeply admire Garry Kasparov's achievements in chess.

Perhaps even more I value his efforts over many years to bring better life to Russia.

Still I don't agree with his critique of Bernie Sanders. Opposition in Russia is having a problem to get better organized and "move the things at least somewhere". Similarly Sanders, being not the best possible candidate, represents likely the best efforts to move the situation in USA to the right direction.

> Despite the overwhelming evidence before him, Kasparov said it took time for him to realize that for many, the game was fixed.

The game is fixed not only in USSR - which ceased to exist - but to a large extent in USA also. That's what Sanders is trying to change.

The US isn't Russia...

Not sure what being a chess master has to do with having an opinion that's valued more than the next person.

His chess celebrity keeps him out of Russian prison.

It is his absence in Russia which keeps him out of prison there. Site kasparov.ru is forbidden in Russia - law-abiding ISPs have to block access to it. There are proxies, and (rumors I heard) they do help, but they don't make things more convenient for majority.

Wow, Washington Post keeps on going with the Bernie hit pieces. Now they're digging up opinions from chess players to try to sway people to Hillary?

Garry Kasparov is a political leader who created and led a party in Russia. He's not just a chess player.

I'm not a Bernie supporter, but Bernie is quite explicit in his desire for Scandinavian style democratic socialism. Conflating it with what happened in the soviet union is disingenuous at best.

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