Let me get one thing clear, for those of you who paid attention to the debate last night.
Let me get one thing clear, for those of you who paid attention to the debate last night. Bernie Sanders self-proclaimed himself to be a democratic socialist. Anderson Cooper and other media types, as well as Republicans, have been calling Bernie Sanders a plain ol' socialist for months now.
Socialism is not a form of fascism or tyranny it is an economic structure, not a political one. Democratic socialism isn't socialism, but rather a more structured form of capitalism. One can refer to it as "regulated" capitalism. It short, democratic socialism means capitalism with democratic controls. Or, at least that's how political scientists define the term.
When Bernie Sanders talks about being a democratic socialist he's referring to his belief that capitalism shouldn't be unregulated, that pure capitalism is economic anarchy. He's claiming that the past 40 years of deregulation has hurt the American middle class for the benefit of the 1%.
Socialism is not a form of fascism or tyranny it is an economic structure, not a political one. Democratic socialism isn't socialism, but rather a more structured form of capitalism. One can refer to it as "regulated" capitalism. It short, democratic socialism means capitalism with democratic controls. Or, at least that's how political scientists define the term.
When Bernie Sanders talks about being a democratic socialist he's referring to his belief that capitalism shouldn't be unregulated, that pure capitalism is economic anarchy. He's claiming that the past 40 years of deregulation has hurt the American middle class for the benefit of the 1%.
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