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99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
7. Seriously though
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:46 PM
Oct 2015

When Sander starts unpacking in detail what he means by Democratic Socialism, I think
this contrast needs to be a constant side-bar theme throughout .. which KIND of Socialism
do you want? The Corporate or the Democratic version? Because right now we're suffering
from way to much of the former, and it's high time to level the playing field.

Government matters, it determines who's taxed, by how much, and where those taxes go,
and who benefits from that investment. But I think the trick will be in how it's communicated,
in simple terms, kind of like Robert Reich has been faithfully doing on YouTube for the past
several years, and how Richard Wolff explains such things. I really hope Sander has Reich
and Wolff near enough to his inner circle to get their counsel and advice as to how to present
Bernie's version of Democratic Socialism to American voters, even voters who are not especially
well-educated or conversant in economic policy.

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Perfect!! nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #1
my favorite I've seen marym625 Oct 2015 #2
Seriously though 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #7
Even Lessig does a good job explaining. marym625 Oct 2015 #8
Thanks marym. 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #9
Good points. marym625 Oct 2015 #11
Now you've inspired me to make sure i know wtf i'm talking about 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #15
thank you! marym625 Oct 2015 #19
Oh, look what I found, didn't take long. 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #21
Thank you marym625 Oct 2015 #24
Love that smilie. nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #22
it's my favorite marym625 Oct 2015 #25
So, what do we want passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #10
The answer is also easy if you are simply a decent human being, of most any stripe 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #12
Yes, it is exciting, but don't get carried away passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #17
IMHO all the signs are there. And we all really know deep down, it's now or never 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #18
I have to admit passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #23
Terrific. I think Corporate Socialism is very, very good. Really grabs you, as much appalachiablue Oct 2015 #3
I agree. This one really says it better than anything else I've seen. marym625 Oct 2015 #6
Absolutely. SoapBox Oct 2015 #4
I tried to find a @KathyForBernie on Twitter and couldn't marym625 Oct 2015 #13
awesome! n/t zazen Oct 2015 #5
glad you like it marym625 Oct 2015 #14
Love it! Thanks, mary. merrily Oct 2015 #16
Thanks, Merrily! marym625 Oct 2015 #20
You can certainly take credit for the OP! merrily Oct 2015 #28
I can! marym625 Oct 2015 #31
Aren't you the resourceful one! merrily Oct 2015 #32
LOL! marym625 Oct 2015 #33
K&R. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #26
THANKS, JD! marym625 Oct 2015 #27
Excellent - and I know which choice I pick. nt TBF Oct 2015 #29
one wonders why everyone wouldn't pick Democratic Socialism marym625 Oct 2015 #30
K & R ErikJ Oct 2015 #34
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