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kennetha

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9. That's just a plain fact.

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 05:46 PM

Feb 2019

It's as if they think they can reinvent the meaning of words to suit their current political purposes. Sanders himself was blathering on about "Socialism" in a completely ahistorical way that basically tries to reinvent the word to soften its true historical connotations and too many of his supporters are taken in by this. It's as if they think that the democratic party of FDR and LBJ was a "socialist" party and as if they think that the social democratic parties of Europe are "socialist" too. But nothing could be further from the truth.

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Socialism is not the same as a MIXED Economy [View all] kennetha Feb 2019 OP

You'll never convince them... brooklynite Feb 2019 #1

Nice insult to Some fellow Democrats Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #2

I'm afraid I don't see the "insult." kennetha Feb 2019 #4

Then we see it Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #5

you could try explaining yourself kennetha Feb 2019 #7

From the OP Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #8

That's just a plain fact. kennetha Feb 2019 #9

It is fact only in Your Opinion Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #12

I doubt any Sanders supporter would help Trump win in 2020 because a DU'er said something "mean" emulatorloo Feb 2019 #16

how, exactly, is pointing out that a mixed economy is not ipso facto "socialism" divisive? kennetha Feb 2019 #18

I understand your confusion. shanny Feb 2019 #28

I'm told BS is "authentic." He tells me he's a "Democratic Socialist." CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #45

When there is market failure then government delivers the service/product better. applegrove Feb 2019 #3

Mixed economies need to exist in part because kennetha Feb 2019 #6

Mixed market economies are everywhere in the world except for North Korea. applegrove Feb 2019 #10

Even the Chinese have gotten wise on that score. kennetha Feb 2019 #19

assuming the balance is right. shanny Feb 2019 #30

Not at all kennetha Feb 2019 #34

Values of the country are about equity and/or efficiency. Government applegrove Feb 2019 #11

Governments are not innovative and risk taking sfwriter Feb 2019 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2019 #13

nah. do a little research kennetha Feb 2019 #14

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you mean like this: kennetha Feb 2019 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2019 #20

huh? kennetha Feb 2019 #21

Exactly sfwriter Feb 2019 #33

Words matter indeed, especially in English. Democratic Socialism does not equal Social Democracy. haele Feb 2019 #22

K&R kennetha Feb 2019 #23

Excellent post. And true. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #24

K&R kennetha Feb 2019 #25

A Democratic Socialist was the original chair of the Progressive Caucas JonLP24 Feb 2019 #27

Read up on the progressive movement. It has an ugly history. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #32

I'm talking about the term progressive from 1991 to now JonLP24 Feb 2019 #36

Excellent post. But the title of progressive is very dicey in the south. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #39

I'm a Sanders supporter and back Keynesian economics JonLP24 Feb 2019 #26

I am not posting to insult you or get into a fight. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #35

Socialists will probably tell you most Democratic Socialists are liberals JonLP24 Feb 2019 #37

And I hope your benefits are expanded under our next president. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #40

The VA isn't socialism. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #46

Everything is in Democratic Socialist countries JonLP24 Feb 2019 #47

Actually, words do not have fixed meanings in all cases. Caliman73 Feb 2019 #38

Interesting article. But your history is wrong. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #43

All economies are mixed Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #29

It does frost me when folks say FDR was a socialist. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #41

exactly kennetha Feb 2019 #42

Or they will say The New Deal didn't pull us out of the Depression. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #44