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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: What's Wrong With America Looking More Like Scandinavia? [View all]backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Wear it proud, Bernie!
We all know that the first two words coming out of the mouths of any of Bernie's detractors will be "democratic socialism".
And the proper response: "What's wrong with that?"
If Bernie Sanders tried downplaying his democratic socialism, or denying it, the tape-loops would start running on the cable news channels, and he'd be eaten alive.
So Bernie's doing the right thing, for his campaign, and for all of us: wearing it proud.
So when George Stephanopoulos talked about Scandinavia being in the attack ads, Bernie simply explained why he likes so many of the policies from Scandinavia, like universal health care, free higher education, better standards of living, a healthier, more participatory democracy.
That's how we'll win.