Democratic Primaries

TwilightZone

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10. Point to an article from a Scandinavian political expert who says that Sweden is demo. socialist.

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 11:21 AM

Mar 2020

We'll wait. The problem is, there aren't any because it's false.

How are we supposed to explain it to voters if Sanders doesn't even know? He's been at this for five years, and we're no closer to voters understanding it than we were in 2015.

Of course, the real problem is that he labelled himself inaccurately as a socialist decades ago and now he's stuck with it. Tacking on "democratic" didn't help. He (and we) now have to convince people that democratic socialism is really regulated capitalism, as Warren and others have described what progressives really want, outside of the die-hard socialists like the DSA. Had Sanders just dumped the inaccurate socialism label years ago, we wouldn't have this problem.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie Sanders is wrong on democratic socialism in Sweden, and everywhere else [View all] TwilightZone Mar 2020 OP

Bookmarking. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #1

On the same note: Fareed Zakaria on "Bernie Sanders's Scandinavian fantasy": highplainsdem Mar 2020 #2

I kind of like the article Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #3

His "love affair" is with socialism. Sweden's a "bait and switch." Hortensis Mar 2020 #4

He uses Sweden, Denmark, etc., because there aren't any real-world examples to support the theory. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #5

All have failed dreadfully. But European nations are not merely Hortensis Mar 2020 #11

Been looking into the concept of "democratic socialism" and it seems to have a rich history... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #6

Both sides can point to countless articles in support of their positions, so, Magoo48 Mar 2020 #7

Point to an article from a Scandinavian political expert who says that Sweden is demo. socialist. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #10

Very "socialist" country is different. Call them what you please. Magoo48 Mar 2020 #12

They're not socialist. That's the point. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #14

I have battled his tosh on us (I am half Swedish, London raised, live in Stockholm atm) for years, Celerity Mar 2020 #8

It seems that 'democratic socialism' only exists in comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #9

No news here. Julian English Mar 2020 #13

KR!! Cha Mar 2020 #15