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Hortensis

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

Reply to TwilightZone (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:01 PM

Mar 2020

Has to be, same for the capitalist/for-profit MfA. Sanders may delude himself about many things, about us for sure, but he knows that he loathes and despises capitalism and all who support it, and he knows that democratic socialism is about communal ownership. Incremental change is seen as necessary to get people to give up their rights and into the deep water in small steps, and most collective control is to be localized instead of all in one central capital, but that's all.

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