Sunday, October 18, 2015

Sanders Plans to Explain "Democratic Socialism"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/18/sanders-planning-major-speech-on-democratic-socialism-he-tells-iowa-supporters/?postshare=2361445207585625

Nowadays, the word Socialism is often synonymous with Marxism and Communism. Bernie Sanders, a so called "democratic socialist" says he is preparing a major speech to explain exactly what "democratic socialism" is. Although he admits that the term makes some people "very, very nervous" but Sanders policies are not those of classic socialist ideas. Rather, Sanders views are those of your stereotypical liberal, expansion of Social Security, Single-Payer health care, family leave, free tuition, etc. Sanders plans to explain his views and the concept of "democratic socialism" and that maybe it's not such a bad thing that people believe it to be

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