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Traditional Catholic Faith => Politics and World Leaders => Topic started by: graceseeker on September 19, 2017, 12:51:05 PM

Title: Why I am grateful for Bernie Sanders
Post by: graceseeker on September 19, 2017, 12:51:05 PM
If he had not run, Hillary could have won

you know.. since there is voter fraud and all... 
Title: Re: Why I am grateful for Bernie Sanders
Post by: JezusDeKoning on September 19, 2017, 02:14:28 PM
A lot of Trump voters were Bernie Sanders supporters. Fiscal populism is a very, very popular way of thinking here. They see that some countries, e.g. Norway who have:


And they think: "Why are we not like that?"
Title: Re: Why I am grateful for Bernie Sanders
Post by: graceseeker on September 20, 2017, 10:50:51 AM
A lot of Trump voters were Bernie Sanders supporters. Fiscal populism is a very, very popular way of thinking here. They see that some countries, e.g. Norway who have:

  • Excellent healthcare
  • Free, if not very affordable college
  • A living wage
  • No interventionist policies

And they think: "Why are we not like that?"
they should have heard Ralph Peters on Fox earlier... I don't think I have ever heard a better argument against Socialism... The young need to be educated about socialism, which Peters says is very anti-social (words to that effect) 
Title: Re: Why I am grateful for Bernie Sanders
Post by: JezusDeKoning on September 20, 2017, 12:01:12 PM
I wouldn't consider Sanders a socialist. 

Socialism is the abolition of privatization, period. No one worth their salt is advocating for that in American society. If there were a functioning socialist state, someone with his mix of privatization and social democracy would be considered a far-right conservative.
Title: Re: Why I am grateful for Bernie Sanders
Post by: graceseeker on September 22, 2017, 12:34:54 PM
I wouldn't consider Sanders a socialist.

Socialism is the abolition of privatization, period. No one worth their salt is advocating for that in American society. If there were a functioning socialist state, someone with his mix of privatization and social democracy would be considered a far-right conservative.
you give the socialist in Congress an inch and they will take a mile... Sanders would probably get to absolute socialism if given half a chance
I doubt America will give him that chance