Originally Posted by jgw
I don't think they consider themselves to be socialist. I think the term, over there, is 'democratic socialist'.

But he plays one on TV. That’s a problem.

Opinion Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Socialist

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"So why does Sanders call himself a socialist? I’d say that it’s mainly about personal branding, with a dash of glee at shocking the bourgeoisie. And this self-indulgence did no harm as long as he was just a senator from a very liberal state."


--I've already made this very comment for years...YEARS.
Bernie is a social democrat, he's not a socialist, but he thinks it's cute to brand himself as such as a poke in the eye of the bougies.

But the Republi-bougies are like the tattle-tale six year old girls in the schoolyard, the ones who live to "go tell" and get other kids in trouble. Most Demo-bougies are just too timid to do anything but cluck their tongues in curt disapproval, mainly to curry small favor with the Republi-bougies.

This sh!t is writ large in our current schoolyard and in any schoolyard, the smart ones learn how to mount a distraction to keep the tattletales occupied.

Often one just needs to use a symbol, it works well on the "symbol-minded".
Some just call it "crossover marketing".

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I'm totally good with being in the company of Mr. Krugman. wink

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