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mountain grammy

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17. Exactly!

Reply to ck4829 (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 09:12 PM

Jun 2019

But it’s a reason to hate on Bernie Sanders. He has always understood and promoted democratic socialism because it works. We’re too cowardly to defend it. We’ve let the haters on the right control the narrative.

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Why is it suddenly important to rehabilitate the toxic term "socialism"? [View all] riverine Jun 2019 OP

Because Republicans use it, falsely, as a talking point. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #1

But the dumb old bastard calls himself a SOCIALIST! riverine Jun 2019 #7

He shouldn't use the term. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #10

We agree. riverine Jun 2019 #14

I don't support Sanders at all. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #16

I Call It 'Social Capitalism'......nt global1 Jun 2019 #20

Agreed Gothmog Jun 2019 #13

So why waste our time trying to rehabilitate that term? Why not focus pnwmom Jun 2019 #12

I'm not really big on the term, myself. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #15

You are right 4now Jun 2019 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #6

because it is a key marketing term for one of the candidates nt msongs Jun 2019 #3

What's the point of being concerned about the "toxicity" of "socialism" when we do nothing, ck4829 Jun 2019 #4

Exactly! mountain grammy Jun 2019 #17

Because capitalists love to use the term to frighten people. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #5

And I think it's OK to go a little further, it's the framers of this who are toxic. ck4829 Jun 2019 #9

Some might be truly convinced of what they write. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #11

It ain't toxic. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #8

Anyone who thinks the modern day versions of procon Jun 2019 #18

What the hell are you talking about? It's not toxic. Only a trump supporter would think so rockfordfile Jun 2019 #19

It's not toxic. At least not to educated individuals. Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2019 #21

After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Jun 2019 #22