2016 Postmortem

HassleCat

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9. As a democratic socialist for 35 years

Mon Feb 8, 2016, 08:52 PM

Feb 2016

I would tell you you're wrong, but I would be wasting my breath, or my key strokes. People who like to play little semantic games to cause trouble would never listen to the actual party that calls itself Democratic Socialists of America. What do they know? Somebody should whack them upside the head with an unabridged dictionary until they give in and admit they're not socialists. Then we can move on to the Democratic Party, which does not support democracy at all. Maybe you guys should start a Words Mean What I Say They Mean Party. You could call it the Mean Party for short.

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Bernie Sanders is NOT a Socialist, by ANY definition [View all] EdwardBernays Feb 2016 OP

Why has he called himself a Socialist? redstateblues Feb 2016 #1

He has defined it as democratic socialism... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #2

They know the answer HassleCat Feb 2016 #4

words DO have meaning EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #6

As a democratic socialist for 35 years HassleCat Feb 2016 #9

The vice president of the Democratic Socialist of America EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #12

Oh, is that why we endorsed him? HassleCat Feb 2016 #16

Youre confused EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #17

Thanks. I'll fix that. HassleCat Feb 2016 #18

they know. and don't care. just another attempt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #11

they know Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #7

To quote the vice-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America. EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #5

Thank you, EdwardBernays... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #13

He is a Social Democrat. It is very clear. yodermon Feb 2016 #3

+Infinity! - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #10

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #8

OCT 11 2015, 11:50 AM ET Meet the Press Transcript - October 11, 2015 Gothmog Feb 2016 #14

Democratic Socialists aren't socialists EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #15

Why Bernie Sanders isn’t going to be president, in five words Gothmog Feb 2016 #23

Drop him in water if he floats he's a socialist Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #19

Nor does he believe in dialectical materialism Recursion Feb 2016 #20

it's such an insane argument anyway-- as if "socialist" is such a naughty, dirty thing Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #21

There are lots of Socialisms. According to Richard Wolff, the definition is continually changing. Gregorian Feb 2016 #22