2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The logical reason that Bernie will win. [View all]retrowire
(10,345 posts)is a combination of capitalism and socialism.. Which is inherently what America should have always been.
A competitive market, with rules and regulations to prevent monopolies and other indecencies.
Plus...
Why the hell does everyone see Socialism, then look at Bernie and think, "that man wants to do the EXACT DEFINITION of socialism!"
No... Every economic ideology can evolve and be changed. Pure capitalism is freaking ruthless, I would HATE that world. Pure Socialism is inefficient. But together, they can seriously aid one another.
So yes, you're right that pure socialism lends government complete control over production, but... That's not what Bernie is about.
Remember in 2000 when Microsoft was taken to court by the U.S. government because of monopoly charges? That's democratic socialism at work.
You seriously can't have a fundamental disagreement with government oversight like that. One of the Democratic party's main purposes is to regulate things with federal oversight. Democratic socialism is the democratic party's mantra.