Surprise, Bernie Sanders Catches Flak From His Left Flank: “He’s Not Talking Socialism”

[SecularMotion]

The People Who Think Bernie’s Too Moderate

Senator Sanders has been treated by the media as a polarizing candidate, one that even many on the left see as too extreme to support. But that is not the problem for Paul Street, the author of They Rule: The 1% vs. Democracy.

As someone who describes himself as a “radical socialist,” Street worries that Bernie is far too close to the entrenched power structure.

“I support some of the reforms that he’s for,” Street told WhoWhatWhy. “But he’s not talking about socialism at all, which is public ownership of the means of production, distribution, and finance.”

“From a Marxist perspective, no one that’s just kind of a liberal is going to do enough to get capitalism under control.”

http://www.globalresearch.ca/surprise-bernie-sanders-catches-flak-from-his-left-flank-hes-not-talking-socialism/5513275

[PatrickforO]

1. Exactly. That's because Bernie's a Democratic Socialist. He is not advocating

pure socialism by any means, therefore is not 'pure enough' for the likes of Street.

But that's OK. He's a juggernaut and he's MY candidate.

[Barack_America]

8. Bingo.

Don't fault the man 'cuz you can't buy what he ain't sellin'.

[myrna minx]

2. That's the problem when we allow the RW to frame our political discussions. There's a difference between

democratic socialist and socialist. Word do have meanings.

[RiverLover]

3. And that IS what Bernie should be talking about, that difference. /nt

[myrna minx]

4. I'm not at all surprised that actual Socialists would be "whoa whoa whoa - he's no Socialist!

stop saying that!!1)

I find it hilarious when people accuse regular folks like me - a Minnesota DFLer - as being an ultra radical leftist- when most of my stances are common platforms in the Democratic Farmer Labor Party (the Democratic Party in Minnesota). When people like me are called ultra radicals, you can be sure they've never actually met a Socialist, or read about left politics, Socialism or Communism.

I wish more people read political philosophy as well as history to understand where these movements come from. They don't appear in a vacuum. It would be quite illuminating for many rather than red baiting from fear and ignorance.

[dubyadiprecession]

5. Bernie, you can't win. Your fanatical supporters are turning on you.

Bernie will have to cut his nose off to spite his face next.

[ebayfool]

6. Fanatical supporters? Care to elaborate? n/t

[RiverLover]

11. True socialists are NOT fanatical Bernie supporters bc he isn't a socialist. duh

Democratic socialist. BIG difference. They don't like it.

[ebayfool]

12. I know that, so the "Duh" is entirely unnecessary. I was trying to understand dubyadiprecession's ..

comment:

"Bernie, you can't win. Your fanatical supporters are turning on you.

Bernie will have to cut his nose off to spite his face next."



Geeze, read what the post is directed at before replying with snark please.

[NurseJackie]

7. It certainly seems that way ...

... it's very interesting to just sit back and watch while they do their thing. Let 'er rip!

[Barack_America]

9. Bernie's only a "socialist" in comparison to moderate Republicans...

...like the one he is currently running against.

He may actually be a socialist, but his platform is definitely that of Democratic Socialism.

[forjusticethunders]

10. as an actual socialist in the vein of Street

Bernie represents the right wing of the *socialist* political spectrum, hell he could almost be called *far right* for a Socialist.