Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Besides democratic socialism allowing electoral systems to exist alongside government owned and run means of production, the main difference between democratic socialism and the basic form is in at what level they'd be managed after the government seized ownership of private institutions. Democratic socialism would theoretically have less centralized, more dispersed management.
When younger, Sanders advocated seizure of almost everything. He's become more discreet over the decades, but I think we can safely assume most or all private enterprise would be against the law, with a tremendous diminution in the citizenry's right to "pursuit of happeness."
I take his MfA plan, which would very unnecessarily force everyone into one non-choice and make employer-provided insurance literally illegal, as an indicator that he hasn't changed all that much. Extreme.
Btw, you'll find on reading that the VA is our only big socialized system, outside the military itself of course. Social Security and all the rest are NOT socialized, in spite of claims. They're capitalism-based and merely government regulated.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden