Politics Is Bernie Sanders a communist?

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  1. donkiez

    donkiez Well-Known Member

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    Socialism is a flexible theory that uses different methods to advocate for equality in different aspects of society.

    Communism is an extreme branch of socialism that advocates for no personal ownership of anything at all. I think the problem you get here is that there is no incentive to excel or even go to work every day.

    Bernie describes himself as a Democratic Socialist. Democratic socialist advocate for personal ownership of most aspects of society but focus on providing their citizens comprehensive social welfare services. This is done usually by pubic ownership or heavy regulation of certain key areas of society, like health care, transit, education, prisons, rehab, etc. The specifics come down to the individual.

    So no, Bernie is not a commie.
     
  2. riverman

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    Yao Ming is 7'6...raised communist..not really stunted by it. I think you've got it wrong..marxism only works when the people are the government, not when they fear it and it's never happened in history
     
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    Yes! A 100% communist. Read his campaign platform. No private ownership of anything. All businesses will be run by the government.

    https://berniesanders.com/issues/

    Serious answer, he's not a communist and not really a socialist in the truest meaning of the word. His beliefs fall more inline with those of the socialistic democracies of Denmark, Finland, and The Netherlands.

    But even saying that if you read what issues he's campaigning on none of them are socialism.

    https://berniesanders.com/issues/
     
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    Speaking of Denmark and European Socialism.
     
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    Hes a cuckold.

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  7. riverman

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    trickle down economics
     
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    Well we do owe them trillions of dollars so there's that..
     
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    Trickle down government is worse.
     
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    David Duke has endorsed Trump. Does that mean Trump supports the KKK?
     
  12. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    No it means he fucks cats, or oceans being dead. It's a little blurry
     
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    exactly the point I was arguing earlier...only I used the american nazi party instead of KKK but they're interchangeable
     
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    Good! Cats are of the devil.
     
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    the shrooms are kicking in?
     
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    Wait, you're a Nazi?!?
     
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    Mao means cat in Mandarin so cats must be communists
     
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    It's only the noise I make when sneezing
     
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    You've been listening to mags too much
     
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    I subscribe to his newsletter.
     
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