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DirkGently

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29. People who think socialism means Soviet communism are dumb.

Wed May 13, 2015, 11:42 PM

May 2015

The same ones think Democrats are communists.

No helping them, probably.

So no better time than now, as democratic socialism continues to work across Europe, surpassing us in areas like healthcare and renewable energy, to educate the American public on where the "social" in their Social Security comes from.

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If It Were JUST ABOUT THE ISSUES, Bernie Sanders WOULD WIN In A Landslide [View all] Segami May 2015 OP

Is this really news to anyone in America? boston bean May 2015 #1

So you are agreeing that on the basis of the issues people would vote for Bernie? BrotherIvan May 2015 #32

A snowball has a better chance in hell that Bernie has of winning the presidency. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #2

Well, a snowball already made it on to the senate floor.... daleanime May 2015 #11

DUzy!!! MsLeopard May 2015 #12

And promptly melted into oblivion. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #13

So since Neil Armstrong isn't still on the moon.... daleanime May 2015 #14

I KNEW IT. F4lconF16 May 2015 #16

So what you're saying is Bernie is going to hell? MohRokTah May 2015 #20

He's been active in politics since '71, and elected offices since '81... DRoseDARs May 2015 #17

And he'll never be president. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #21

That's what everyone said about Il Dunce. DRoseDARs May 2015 #27

Same thing was said in 2008 when Obama destroyed Hillary. Dawgs May 2015 #33

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! MohRokTah May 2015 #35

Okay, if you're not concerned then why comment so much on someone that's a nobody? n/t Dawgs May 2015 #36

That's pretty much all that's on DU these days? MohRokTah May 2015 #37

So... kenfrequed May 2015 #39

So... MohRokTah May 2015 #40

Right... kenfrequed May 2015 #41

Better illustrate that moment in US Senate History nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #19

And why is that? zeemike May 2015 #24

Unfortunately it never is treestar May 2015 #3

He Can Win. They will have to cover him because they have to cover Hillary. He makes sense libdem4life May 2015 #4

Maybe its because I'm old too madokie May 2015 #5

TRUST will be a factor as we move forward.... Segami May 2015 #6

Me nt fadedrose May 2015 #9

Bernie can and will win if we do our jobs. We have to tell people he is running & why we support him Vincardog May 2015 #7

Bernie is Meat & Potatoes fadedrose May 2015 #8

if it were ever about the issues we'd have the cheaper colleges, peace, HSR, green energy, Plan E MisterP May 2015 #10

So let's make it about the issues. nt MannyGoldstein May 2015 #15

Issues AND Trust. Segami May 2015 #18

Uh Oh. Better shut down any debates! Like, maybe RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF DEBATES! Just 6. NYC_SKP May 2015 #22

But he's stubbornly sticking to a label -- socialism -- that will prevent that. pnwmom May 2015 #23

Socialism is neither just a label nor a DirkGently May 2015 #25

It IS a dirty word in the U.S. in 2015, and that's what matters. His stubbornness could cost him pnwmom May 2015 #28

People who think socialism means Soviet communism are dumb. DirkGently May 2015 #29

A lot of Independents and Centrists are dumb, but they vote, too. And it would be unfortunate pnwmom May 2015 #31

What about "corporate lapdog"? John Poet May 2015 #30

And he will stay on the issues AgingAmerican May 2015 #26

It's never about anything BUT the issues with me. LWolf May 2015 #34

Which is what I base my vote on. Issues, policies, principles rather than labels or hair style. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #38

He has a bigger and bigger facebook following Marrah_G May 2015 #42

then we need to keep it about the issues. nt magical thyme May 2015 #43

And so it has to be about something else. moondust May 2015 #44

kick woo me with science May 2015 #45