The media is purposely leaving the "democratic" part off of...

[ChisolmTrailDem]

...democratic socialist in order to paint Bernie as a Communist and it has my blood boiling. Kristin Welker just now on MSNBC referred to him as "Bernie Sanders the socialist". Why aren't Bernie and his reps fighting this tooth and nail? Why do they not seem as pissed as I am about it?

Will this be an effective characterization when Bernie is our nominee?

[libdem4life]

1. His road would have been a lot easier, IMO, if he had called himself a Socialist Democrat.

But the public is changing rapidly in its opinion of "socialism" as they become aware that we are a socialist country in many ways. Take them away, we'd be pretty destitute.

[Gregorian]

2. They don't know the difference.

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Considering where we've been, it's shocking we can even say the word. Marxism is purposefully left out of most college curriculum.

We should be thrilled that we're talking about it, and that we have an intelligent candidate in the race.

[Ed Suspicious]

13. We've talked marx in sociology, poli sci, and economics at

my school.

[Gregorian]

14. I was only repeating what Richard Wolff says.

I saw one of his videos, and he makes it very clear that Marxism was kept out of our university system.

Maybe there are critical aspects of the "relationship" that he talks about that aren't addressed in schools. It seems they would be since they're at the heart of Marxism. Do you know what he means?

[wendylaroux]

3. All we have is the internet,and Bernie rallies,will it be enough?

none of the msm is going to be fair with Bernie. Sickening.

[draa]

4. Yes, I believe it will be enough.

The excitement translates into voters.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128099092

And from what I'm seeing this cycle there's more buzz around Bernie than with Obama in 2008.

[wendylaroux]

10. Thank you. : )

[draa]

11. NP, it gave me a chance to shamelssly promote my diary.

But it was a message worth repeating. Passion works.

[leftupnorth]

5. Don't worry. This is easily countered.

You have to remember, almost half the electorate is too young to have suffered the national PTSD that red scare and Cold War propaganda caused.

Regular Socialism advocates for worker ownership of the means of production.

Bernie hasn't advocated for any such thing in this campaign.

Game over, Mrs Greenspan.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

6. I get that. I also get that those who would be scared by it are rethug supporters who...

...look at tRump or cruz as gods. I just hate hearing the blatant slant and no one calling them out on it. And the longer the Sanders campaign lets them get away with it, the longer I have to hear them doing. I just don't know if I can take the rest of the election cycle hearing that crap multiple times a day. My cork will pop, eventually.

[leftupnorth]

7. Lol. I get it!

Hang in there and rest assured that the only people buying that garbage are people that likely won't vote for him anyway.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

8. I hope the media attempts to foment this commy fear (you know the hammer and sickle...

...symbols are going to come out when Bernie is the nominee) only serves to amuse and intrigue younger voters who didn't have to do the nuclear attack drill under their school desks as kids.

[leftupnorth]

9. It will! I'd bet my meager life savings on it!

The media is so used to a fearful audience, they don't know what to do when there is a sector of the population they can't manipulate with fear.

[senz]

12. Good point.

[IDemo]

15. The Hillary people are running with it now on the news

How long before he's pictured with a Hammer and Sickle flag?

[SoapBox]

16. It's infuriating.

Grrrrr.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

17. Somebody is paying them to

[panader0]

18. Yes, I have noticed that. But it will backfire when people learn,

and they will, what a Democratic Socialist is.