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(692 posts)you apparently think that the foundations of capitalism are not based on exploitation, theft of the surplus value of the labor of the masses, and the impoverishment of workers ?
The foundations of Capitalism are expropriation of the working class and the commons of the people to funnel profit to a minority ruling class. Are you claiming that "Nordic Socialism" or "European Socialism" does not have a ruling class model ? Please prove it.
Leftists are interested in working class power, political power, and the workers controlling their own destiny. There is NO form of "mixed system" or "Nordic and European Socialism model" that is helpful to that end.
Definitions matter in historical context and in analysis of what is real and what isn't. I'm not bashing Sanders. I think he is doing exceptionally well from within the framework he is working in and is miles above anything being offered by either of the two capitalist parties candidates. That being said...calling the platform that Bernie is running on leftist politics is just not so. Leftists (of which there are many varieties) do not believe capitalism can be reformed, regulated, or "mixed" with something else to meet the needs of the WHOLE.