Monday, October 19, 2015
Bernie is planning a speech on socialism
It is not at all hard to understand but after 35 years of Republican bullshit spread to grease the skids on our slide into the never-right wing pit, it has to be spelled out to many people.
Responding to a woman at a house party who asked him how he’d counter Republican attacks about calling himself a socialist, the Vermont senator seeking the Democratic presidential nomination said he plans a speech in “not too distant future” to define what he means.He hopes to explain this to people who think the government should keep its hands off their Medicare.
“I think we have some explaining and work to do, but I think at the end of the day you’re going to find more and more people agreeing,” he said.
Sanders, whose summer surge in popularity has him leading Hillary Clinton in the early voting state, later told reporters that “a lot of people who when they hear the word ‘socialist,’ get very, very nervous.”
“They may not know that there are countries all over the world, whether its Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the UK, who on and off have had Democratic Socialist governments and they may not be familiar with some of the very positive policies those governments have developed for the middle class and working families,” he said.
Sanders argued that the U.S. already has some socialist policies, including Social Security and Medicare.
“To me, democratic socialism means democracy, it means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest,” he said.
“When you go to your public library or you call your police or fire department ... these are socialist institutions,” he said.
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