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2016 Postmortem

SandersDem

(592 posts) Mon Oct 26, 2015, 07:37 PM Oct 2015

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Are you a Democratic Socialist?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/23/are-you-a-democratic-socialist-take-the-quiz/

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Are you a Democratic Socialist? (Original Post) SandersDem Oct 2015 OP

Yes onecaliberal Oct 2015 #1

Yes, I am.... monmouth4 Oct 2015 #2

More of a straight-up Socialist. Maedhros Oct 2015 #3

Damn right. floriduck Oct 2015 #4

Most Americans are Democratic Socialists RobertEarl Oct 2015 #5

Um....no. eom MohRokTah Oct 2015 #6

Yup. n/t Chan790 Oct 2015 #7

The program says yes; I say no... brooklynite Oct 2015 #8

Of course! Dem2 Oct 2015 #9

onecaliberal

(32,819 posts)

1. Yes

Reply to SandersDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 08:09 PM

Oct 2015

monmouth4

(9,694 posts)

2. Yes, I am....

Reply to SandersDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 08:15 PM

Oct 2015

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

3. More of a straight-up Socialist.

Reply to SandersDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 08:18 PM

Oct 2015

I advocate for worker ownership of the means of production.

floriduck

(2,262 posts)

4. Damn right.

Reply to SandersDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 08:24 PM

Oct 2015

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

5. Most Americans are Democratic Socialists

Reply to SandersDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 08:30 PM

Oct 2015

The few who are not are the people who would do away with democracy and socialism and love it if we were the new Somalia.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

6. Um....no. eom

Reply to SandersDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 08:32 PM

Oct 2015

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

7. Yup. n/t

Reply to SandersDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 08:35 PM

Oct 2015

brooklynite

(94,500 posts)

8. The program says yes; I say no...

Reply to SandersDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 11:44 PM

Oct 2015

...because I believe in "Social Democratic" principles, not "Democratic Socialist" ones. Socialism has a specific meaning; altering it for political benefit is wrong.

Dem2

(8,168 posts)

9. Of course!

Reply to SandersDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 11:48 PM

Oct 2015

I took the quiz just for the fun of it.

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