Dean: Well, a Democratic socialist--all right, we're talking about words here. And Bernie can call himself anything he wants. He is basically a liberal Democrat
Here is the post that I took the quote from.
Granted he was talking about one specific, self proclaimed 'Democratic Socialist'. But, I think my tagline is still appropriate. Also note Taranto's comment in the post linked above.
Thanks!
I actually agree that liberal Democrats are pretty similar to Democratic Socialists -- liberals have slightly more respect for the market. But a socialist is different. A socialist doesn't believe in private property, thinks workplaces should be "democratized" (meaning unions run everything), and depending on the branch of socialism, seems to think bureaucracy and democracy are synonyms.
Liberal Democrat: John Kerry, Barbara Boxer, Dick Durbin. Democratic Socialist: Paul Wellstone, Bernie Sanders, Dennis Kucinich. Socialist: George Bernard Shaw, Karl Marx, Eugene Debs. I don't like any of them, but there's a difference.