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Is Bernie Sanders a socialist? (Original Post)
KamaAina
May 2015
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orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)1. Was FDR ?
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)2. Is he even really a Sanders?
I can't remember ever seeing him in a white suit, with a silly little beard or bow tie, much less hawking fried chicken...
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)4. Or, for that matter, swimming in the Olympics

Trajan
(19,089 posts)3. Define Socialist
He is a Democrat who supports social legislation, just like me ....
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)5. Bernie has said repeatedly that he is not a Democrat.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)6. This is a parody thread
of all the "Bernie is a racist" posts.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)7. Bernie made a mistake when he called himself a Socialist
He really isn't a Socialist but by calling himself that he put a big target on himself. The majority on DU are cool with it but it will not play well in middle America. Too bad
YoungDemCA
(5,714 posts)8. No, he's a liberal who makes the common mistake of idealizing Scandinavia
Trajan
(19,089 posts)10. Well ... THAT is a strawman
What if our motivation to become Liberals/Progressives has nothing to do with Scandinavia ? ... what if it's born instead of a desire to improve the lot of working families?
My word ... the ugly is coming out ... beaucoup ugly ...
Matrosov
(1,098 posts)9. One can only hope n/t