You may be a Democratic Socialist

[Z_California]

Are you in favor of police and fire departments paid by our tax dollars?....You may be a Democratic Socialist
Do you think we should keep public schools?....You may be a Democratic Socialist
Do you use roads and highways that don't require tolls?....You may be a Democratic Socialist
Are you in favor of paying less than a dollar to deliver an envelope across the country?...You may be a Democratic Socialist
Do you think we should preserve Social Security and Medicare?....You may be a Democratic Socialist
Are libraries, public parks, and museums a good thing?....You may be a Democratic Socialist
Do you enjoy the benefits of having safe food and drinking water?....You may be a Democratic Socialist
Do you use public transportation?....You may be a Democratic Socialist
Have you benefitted from Pell grants or subsidized student loans?.....You may be a Democratic Socialist
Do you think we should keep paying for courts and judges and jails?....You may be a Democratic Socialist
Are you in favor of paying taxes to fund our military defense?.....You may be a Democratic Socialist

It's OK. It's not a bad thing. Say it: "I'm a Democratic Socialist"

[peacebird]

1. I'm a Democratic Socialist!

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Z_California.

[wendylaroux]

3. Oh I most certainly am a Democratic Socialist!!!!!

I care about people,can you believe that shit?????

Can you believe some people don't??

[merbex]

4. Exactly - not a scary word at all n/t

[guillaumeb]

5. And there are more questions:

Are you in favor of keeping the number 1 ranked, publicly owned US Postal Service?...you may be a Democratic Socialist.
Are you in favor of the VA Healthcare System, a single payer, government owned system?...you may be a democratic Socialist
Do you agree that the government should have broight electricity to the South and the West?...you may be a Democratic Socialist


And there is so much more that people take for granted because it has always been there.

Are you in favor of publicly owned and regulated and maintained airports?

[rhett o rick]

6. I confess, I am a Democratic Socialist and not a UnDemocratic Capitalist.

I think Sen Sanders is a Democratic Socialist and H.Clinton is a UnDemocratic Capitalist.

[RKP5637]

7. Yes! n/t

[bvar22]

8. Thank You...DURec.

Do you think the Corp of Engineers work protecting us from floods is a good idea?
You may be a Democratic Socialist.

Are you glad that the Board of Health checks restaurant kitchens for rats and spoiled food?
You may be a Democratic Socialist.

Are you glad that rural areas have access to electricity?
You may be a Democratic Socialist.

Are you glad someone is checking your drinking water for purity? (*void in Flint Michigan)
You may be a Democratic Socialist.

Are you relieved that the FAA maintains radar and air traffic control preventing collisions?
You may be a Democratic Socialist.

[nc4bo]

9. May I share this? Of course credit will be given to your DU handle. nt

[Z_California]

24. Spread it far and wide!

[malokvale77]

10. I'm a proud Democratic Socialist.

Even worse, I'm a bleeding heart liberal, not a cold hearted pragmatist.

[Paka]

14. Another bleeding heart liberal checking in.

[zentrum]

11. I'm a Democratic Socialist.

No doubt about it.

And I love the gorgeous buildings that were built under FDR in the 30's and 40's under the WPA—giving jobs to starving artists and writers and leaving us with these great structures in our public buildings and parks.

[azmom]

12. I'm a democratic socialist. Nt

[KansDem]

13. I'm a Democratic Socialist

[John Poet]

15. If you're against all that....

you may be a Republican!

[Enthusiast]

16. Kicked and recommended!

"I'm a Democratic Socialist."

[rurallib]

17. marking to return to

[liberal_at_heart]

18. I'm a Democratic Socialist.

[Autumn]

19. "I'm a Democratic Socialist"

"I'm a Democratic Socialist"

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

20. I am a Democratic Socialist, but not a very social Democrat.

There's a Gilbert and Sullivan song in there somewhere.

[RiverLover]

21. I AM a Democratic Socialist.

I am.

Thanks for the reminder Z California!

[wilsonbooks]

22. I have always been proud to be a Democrat

and a Democratic Socialist.

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. I'm a Democratic Socialist!

[morgiedev]

25. I'm a Democratic Socialist!

[FailureToCommunicate]

32. Welcome to DU!

[FailureToCommunicate]

26. "I'M a Democratic Socialist!"

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[navarth]

47. Ha!

Now that is clever.

[Kip Humphrey]

27. I'm a radical hitching a ride wherever mankind might evolve to living

sustainably, in harmony with our surroundings and peacefully with our neighbors.

[WillyT]

28. "I'm a Democratic Socialist"

[RoccoR5955]

29. I am, and have been a Democratic Socialist all my life!

And I will be 61 in May!

[hobbit709]

30. I've always been A Socialistic Democrat.

[forest444]

31. "Dirty commies!" said the GOP voter with a little house mortgaged to the hilt.

"I might be a 1 percenter too someday!"

[brooklynite]

33. If you're still trying to convince people that "Socialist" isn't a scary word...

...and ESPECIALLY if you doing it on a Democratic blogsite...

...you've already lost the argument.

FWIW, I'm NOT a Democratic Socialist. I'd be happy to be called a Social Democrat however (see, in English, the first word modifies the second one.)

[Jokerman]

36. Try not to be afraid of words.

Unlike war-mongering, corporate-owned shills, they really can't cause you physical harm.

[brooklynite]

37. The words don't scare me at all...

...it's the voters that ARE scared of them that I'm worried about.

And my point stands. If the word "Socialist" isn't scary, why are you wasting time telling us that the word "Socialist" isn't scary?

[navarth]

49. For me it's brainstorming.

I just picked up some really good arguments for Democratic Socialism that will be necessary in the near future. I also am concerned that the average murkan might need to hear these arguments and I want to be informed and prepared for that.

So I, for one, am glad that this is being discussed.

[Jokerman]

53. I guess I just have more confidence in the intelligence of Democratic voters.

I have no doubt that there are low-information voters out there who can be made to fear the word but the vast majority of these people aren't going to vote for the Democratic nominee no matter how solid her ties to corporatism may be.

As for your point, I see nothing in the OP about fear, just an accurate reminder to some that Democratic-Socialism has been a part of this country since before most of us were born.

Besides, you sound like your trying to make the sad argument of "can't win, don't try". That didn't work eight years ago and won't work this year.

[karynnj]

41. But doesn't social Democrat mean a Democrat who likes to party?

Shouldn't that be socialist Democrat?

[Myrina]

34. Proud Democratic Socialist, here.

I personally think the OP is what our response should be, en masse, to both the DNC/HRC camp and the GOP.
Average Joe's will understand and get behind us when it's explained this way, and the Boogey Man will be disarmed.

[PCPrincess]

35. Everytime Someone 'Uses It'

....and reaches back to flush the toilet, they are a socialist. That's one thing that most people take for granted and I like to remind anyone who claims to be 'conservative', 'anti-government', or just 'bat-shit crazy'. If it were not for government, you'd be squatting on the side of the road with no one to clean up your #&@!.

[elias49]

38. Proud to be a Democratic Socialist.

[tecelote]

39. Perfect!

[Indepatriot]

40. I'm a Unicorn Rancher, according to the Democratic Establishment...

[TIME TO PANIC]

42. I'm a Democratic Socialist.

[pangaia]

43. Hands off my MEDICARE!!!

[hopemountain]

44. right here!

c'est moi.

[NorthCarolina]

45. I'm a PROUD Democratic Socialist

and I'm happier than a pig in shit with the latest poll results from IA showing my man Bernie in the LEAD!

NH and IA, two of my newest favorite states...hope to have 50 newest favorite states by the time this is over.

[Festivito]

46. That would make everyone in America one. And Bernie the only one telling the truth. eom

[Romulox]

48. No. No. No! I a middle class ($250k/year) "liberal", I demand NO NEW TAXES

to pay for anything that even hints at the common good.

[stage left]

50. Proud

to be a Democratic Socialist.

[tularetom]

51. Happy to hear I'm a Democratic socialist, my daughter thinks I'm a redneck

[Manifestor_of_Light]

52. PROUD that Dad voted for a Democratic Socialist in 1932.

Norman Thomas.

He said that FDR stole a lot of Norman Thomas' platform AFTER he was elected President. Told me that there was basically no difference in the Democratic and Republican platforms in 1932.

Dad's little brother never mutated into a Kennedy Democrat and kept voting for something with a yin-yang symbol in red and white called North American Technocracy.

I'm a Democratic Socialist too!

Dad said, "I bet when they were counting ballots they wondered who that filthy Communist was in Ashtabula County?" (NE Ohio, right on Lake Erie)

[lsewpershad]

54. Happy and proud to be a socialist