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In reply to the discussion: Democratic Socialist [View all]RichVRichV
(885 posts)46. Hence why it is called democratic socialism.
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Might this mean passing laws to channel behavior into socially productive areas?
guillaumeb
Aug 2015
#2
After Listening To Call-In's On CSPAN Today I Think You Are Going To Have To.....
global1
Aug 2015
#4
Sanders says outright that no president can do it alone. He is trying to create a movement of
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#23
Regardless, how is going to be able to work with Congress if many of them don't like his politics?
George II
Aug 2015
#26
I totally agree with you. I lived in several European countries for years, and in each, the
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#57
So IF (a huge if) he gets elected, you really expect him to be an effective President....
George II
Aug 2015
#65
Is this "grass roots uprising" going to descend on Washington, sit in at the Capitol....
George II
Aug 2015
#66
Just look at BLM. It's already making a difference in how this campaign season is starting off
passiveporcupine
Aug 2015
#68
He said that? Someone should give Sanders a geography lesson - Scandinavia isn't a country....
George II
Aug 2015
#69
Socialism is where the means of production is controlled democratically
passiveporcupine
Aug 2015
#11
People are people, and so all systems need checks and balances and individual motivation...
Armstead
Aug 2015
#29
If I will be able to afford a BMW 750i xDrive Sedan and a McMansion under socialism,
FrodosPet
Aug 2015
#58
Left politics consist of a broad spectrum of beliefs both economically and socially.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#79
Of course it's very convenient to define one's own viewpoint as the only true one of a particular
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#82
Most links on the web say the opposite re: Democratic Socialism and Capitalism including...
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#33
I am not an expert on any of this but I do know that Bernie points to countries like Norway
Quixote1818
Aug 2015
#36
Those countries & the policies they enact are examples of Social Democracy, not Democratic Socialism
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#38
Private corporations are neither prohibited nor desired in a democratic socialist setup.
RichVRichV
Aug 2015
#41
A system where workers own corporations, not investment shareholders, is a form of Socialism.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#43
I agree it's a non starter in the U.S. But it is how he self identified. Nt
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#62
We agree on the first paragraph. I actually think Sanders is a Democratic Socialist
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#63