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fadedrose

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48. Socialism is not Communism

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2015, 01:12 AM

May 2015

Our neighbors to the North are socialists as well as most of Europe and Asia, some of Africa. I think the United States is the only country that is strictly capitalistic and see how bad that's working....

Not sure of which countries are or are not socialistic, and it would be helpful to find out so that Americans become more familiar with the Non-Communist version of socialism...

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Bernie Too Communistic For Most Voters. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Apr 2015 OP

The Commies are comming! The Commies are comming! (nt) stone space Apr 2015 #1

where is link to data? fail. PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #2

So, anyone that speaks the truth is ... CountAllVotes Apr 2015 #3

Well, anyone who CALLS THEMSELVES a Socialist is probably in for a hard campaign... brooklynite Apr 2015 #23

Social Democracy is quite the rage ... GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #4

Works for me! ananda Apr 2015 #33

The 1950s called, they want their boogeyman back. smokey nj Apr 2015 #5

Yup. romanic May 2015 #55

Wow,only took 36 Hours for the Commie Crap to appear on the net. Wellstone ruled Apr 2015 #6

Very good point. jwirr Apr 2015 #12

True definition of communism? F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #32

Jesus was a communist Generic Other Apr 2015 #39

Yeah, but he said think Mitt. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #41

They kind of are to each other Generic Other Apr 2015 #42

Not in the slightest F4lconF16 May 2015 #43

All churches share their parishioners' wealth Generic Other May 2015 #45

Go read literally anything by any communist ever F4lconF16 May 2015 #46

Acts 2:37, 44-45 Generic Other May 2015 #47

Yep. He's being funded by Castro and can recite The Little Red Book from memory. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #7

Damn. Just mention "Economic Justice" and the Commie word starts flying around everywhere Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #8

In the classic sense he is not socialist. RDANGELO Apr 2015 #9

Right? The Means of Production are still in private hands in Vermont last time I checked. Recursion Apr 2015 #10

You seem like you've actually read Marx BainsBane Apr 2015 #19

Crazy world, yeah? Recursion Apr 2015 #22

"believes in more government involvement" used to be a solid belief in the Democratic platform. jwirr Apr 2015 #14

So mainstream Democratic policies are Communist? AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #11

DLC/New Dems think so. polichick Apr 2015 #13

Yes, the powers that be within the party definately do AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #15

I call that Presidential Assholery - he's gotten good at it lately! polichick Apr 2015 #16

That quote... CANDO May 2015 #60

The problem is that they are feeding talking points to the RNC. Cleita Apr 2015 #17

As this site has been doing for many months now about Clinton BainsBane Apr 2015 #21

Well, the "enemy" would be Bernie, right? He's challenging her for the nomination. Did u miss that? Tarheel_Dem Apr 2015 #30

That's pure nonsense. I'm talking about the Cruz/Rubio/Bush supporters. n/t Cleita Apr 2015 #35

If he really is a Marxist BainsBane Apr 2015 #18

A for effort FlatBaroque Apr 2015 #20

Do we have a Joseph McCarthy group yet? L0oniX Apr 2015 #24

Could he maybe even be a closet Leninist? Zorra Apr 2015 #25

Take it as a good opportunity to explain socialist ideas. Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #26

You do know there's a difference between Democratic Socialism and Communism, right? DonViejo Apr 2015 #27

I have a feeling "socialist" won't be as bad a word after this. arcane1 Apr 2015 #28

Socialism ends in "ism" so it MUST be BAD!! guillaumeb Apr 2015 #29

they will say that about ANY DEM who is the candidate. nt m-lekktor Apr 2015 #31

Funny how a lot of folks in this thread totally missed the point of the OP Cali_Democrat Apr 2015 #34

True communism is not evil. Kibbutz and monasteries both Christian Cleita Apr 2015 #36

Got My Point. Bernie Sanders Essentially Similar To FDR Ideas. TheMastersNemesis Apr 2015 #38

he will be slandered 24/7 as a true communist like Marx or Lenin or Stalin etc steve2470 May 2015 #53

When OP says Bernie has a problem because some voters don't like socialists, to me that's about like Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #59

He'll be just fine so long as he doesn't mention anything having to do with helping blacks or kelliekat44 Apr 2015 #37

But the majority is the folks you don't want mentioned fadedrose May 2015 #49

Yeah, and that "Obama is a socialist" cost us the election in 2012. winter is coming Apr 2015 #40

I think it will be refreshing... lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #44

Socialism is not Communism fadedrose May 2015 #48

True But Many Voters See The Two As The Same TheMastersNemesis May 2015 #50

It appears that we need to educate them fadedrose May 2015 #51

The conservatives have already cried wolf with this. They claimed Obama was socialist and liberal_at_heart May 2015 #57

That the guardian angel's doing fadedrose May 2015 #64

I so agree, but talk to a right winger on this treestar May 2015 #62

please put "too communistic" in quote marks..... steve2470 May 2015 #52

I voted for Obama because I thought he was a secret communist. Very disappointed. nt Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #54

seriously? I've seen people on here who claim that he is too socialist, but to actually claim he is liberal_at_heart May 2015 #56

Disagree. Most voters never heard the work or don't care. NYC_SKP May 2015 #58

Has he ever associated with Saul Alinsky or Ayers? treestar May 2015 #61

They have screamed commie so much get the red out May 2015 #63

Run! The Communists are coming! HappyMe May 2015 #65