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Whenever I see that phrase, "Avowed Democratic Socialist" - I feel the rest of that dog whistle djean111 May 2015 #1
Who believes in working within capitalism AND the Democratic Party. merrily May 2015 #3
Correct - HRC - Hope And Change Redux - America Never Seems To Learn cantbeserious May 2015 #4
If you are implying that Bernie is insincere, may I remind you that this is a group for merrily May 2015 #15
Implying Just The Opposite - Others Are Not Sincere cantbeserious May 2015 #23
OK. In that case, post is consistent with supporting Bernie for President (and beyond). merrily May 2015 #24
Bernie Has My Full Support For Both The Primaries And The General Election cantbeserious May 2015 #26
Yep. Good for you. merrily May 2015 #27
Bernie Ain't A Commie Marxist RoccoR5955 May 2015 #16
Yep. SusanCalvin May 2015 #32
Jamie Dimon, Jackpine Radical May 2015 #38
! SusanCalvin May 2015 #39
A perfect description. riqster Jun 2015 #53
Thanks. Lots clarified here. K and R. n/t Smarmie Doofus May 2015 #2
I've asked that myself malthaussen May 2015 #5
Yeah, but.... merrily May 2015 #14
It's a good dog-whistle. Politic is the art of the possible. Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #22
Exactly right. fasttense May 2015 #17
Jeb Bush, avowed Republican… Jackpine Radical May 2015 #40
I see it that way myself... malthaussen May 2015 #42
The 'radical right' in this country would be the Freikorps that showed up at the KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #54
Agreed, but they are never called that. malthaussen Jun 2015 #55
Maybe if we stoped looking at kacekwl May 2015 #6
AGREED! Labels are not a problem for me. I do think it's helpful to have info handy when merrily May 2015 #9
I could rant about repiggies all day rock May 2015 #7
Thanks. From what I've seen on this board, Republicans are not the only ones who are merrily May 2015 #13
Bernie might be a socialist at heart, he calls himself that, Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #8
I thought he calls himself a Democratic Socialist and an Independent. merrily May 2015 #11
For me democratic socialism just means socialism with democracy Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #18
"Political democracy, regulation of the economy and a welfare state" could easily have been used to merrily May 2015 #29
Yeah I don't disagree with anything you've said. Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #45
Thank you for that. I am glad I looked into this. It's been interesting. merrily May 2015 #48
I don't think of it as the government owning businesses but rather as a system in which JDPriestly May 2015 #28
When you say "it" in your subject line, does "it" refer to socialism, or to Democratic Socialism? merrily May 2015 #30
democratic socialism. The European system. Especially in German, Austria and Scandinavia. JDPriestly May 2015 #35
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." merrily May 2015 #37
FDR was married, as we know, to Eleanor Roosevelt, the niece of Teddy JDPriestly Aug 2015 #56
Well, Ahem, I happen to be a founding member (1982) of the . . FairWinds May 2015 #10
Thank you for your input! I believe my OP links, and quotes from, that website? merrily May 2015 #12
P.S. Congratulations on having been a founding member. That must have been so exciting. merrily May 2015 #31
I always thought I was a Democrat. Now I know I am a Democratic Socialist Autumn May 2015 #19
Surprise! merrily May 2015 #33
K&R! Thanks, learned a lot from this. Dustlawyer May 2015 #20
Me, too! And you're more than welcome. merrily May 2015 #34
K & R !!! Thespian2 May 2015 #21
When I see the words, "democratic socialist," I think Germany and Austria and generally JDPriestly May 2015 #25
"Liberal" also has a somewhat different connotation in Europe than it does in the US. merrily May 2015 #36
Thank you Merrily. Very informative. jwirr May 2015 #41
You're most welcome. My pleasure. I learned from putting it together. merrily May 2015 #43
More info on US Democratic Socialists FairWinds May 2015 #44
Thank you. It's very true that merrily May 2015 #47
The traditional definition of socialism is public ownership of all means of production eridani May 2015 #46
Thank you. A lot has been devoted for many years to make merrily May 2015 #51
The definition of democratic socialism vive la commune May 2015 #49
Bernie calls himself a Democratic Socialist, not a Social Democrat, and an Independent. merrily May 2015 #50
^ Good analysis. TBF May 2015 #52
Agreed and some amplifications. stevenleser Aug 2015 #60
Bernie Sanders tells us what it means to be a Democratic Socialist. merrily Aug 2015 #57
Currently I am a registered democrat for over 25 year but when people ask me I tell them I am a walkthewalkorstfu Aug 2015 #58
LOL! Thank you. The New Deal and the Great Society are great examples of Democratic Socialism. merrily Aug 2015 #59
Bernie needs to have a "What is Democratic Socialism" section on his website and needs to educate... jessjgonz Nov 2015 #61
Have you considered contacting his campaign about this? merrily Nov 2015 #62
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