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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: (For those who care) An excellent article about the true significance of Sanders campaign [View all]reACTIONary
(5,770 posts)44. No, FDR was not....
.... a socialist of any sort. He ran against FOUR socialists in 1932. He never called himself a socialist and anyone who did was just trying to smear him.
FDR was a liberal welfare statist, and a capitalistic reformer. If you believe in reform within a market based capitalistic system , it does you no good to characterize yourself (or others) as socialist.
And Denmark is not socialist:
"I know that some people in the US associate the Nordic model with some sort of socialism," /Denmark's prime minister/ said, "therefore I would like to make one thing clear. Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy. Denmark is a market economy.... The Nordic model is an expanded welfare state which provides a high level of security to its citizens."
http://www.vox.com/2015/10/31/9650030/denmark-prime-minister-bernie-sanders
Eugene Debbs was a socialist; FDR was no Eugene Debbs.
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(For those who care) An excellent article about the true significance of Sanders campaign [View all]
Armstead
Dec 2015
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It is also with the hope that by electing Bernie to lead and direct us, that we can
Dustlawyer
Dec 2015
#1
Will the Democrats Majority in the Senate meet the exacting specifications of the Democratic Left?
brooklynite
Dec 2015
#10
But if Mrs Clinton wins the nomination, there won't be any way to implement any change at all
Doctor_J
Dec 2015
#11