Sanders to give speech defending democratic socialism

The Hill ^ | 6/08/19 | TAL AXELROD

[Libloather]

White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will give a speech next week in Washington, D.C., defending democratic socialism, his campaign announced Saturday.

The speech on Wednesday at George Washington University will address how “democratic socialism is the only way to defeat oligarchy and authoritarianism,” according to a press release from his campaign.

Sanders “will make the case that a strong grassroots campaign based on these progressive values is the only way to confront oligarchy and authoritarianism and defeat Donald Trump,” the release states.

The speech comes amid an intensifying debate within the Democratic Party about how to best take on Trump in 2020, with moderate candidates pushing back on a slate of progressive policies such as “Medicare for All” and the Green New Deal.

[Libloather]

"Democratic socialism to me is creating a government and an economy and a society which works for all, rather than just the top 1 percent," Sanders said at a town hall in April. "It means ending the absurd inequalities that exist today."

Maybe he can explain how he owns three mansions and has yet to be hired by anyone.

[Skywise]

BS - it enshrines the oligarchy and establishes a class based society.

[KC Burke]

It has certainly done so in France and other countries in Europe.

[captain_dave]

Democratic Socialism: People are allowed to vote for the rope they get hung with.

[BulletBobCo]

[TigersEye]

Guest speakers to include Nicolás Maduro Moros.

[Bommer]

Hope he has a Venezuelan Power Point Presentation to show how great they are now.

[wjcsux]

It’s my understanding that Pol Pot won’t be able to attend.

[American in Israel]

Funny that the very evil Sanders hates is himself, a 1% millionaire with 3 mansions who does not do squat for the homeless.

By his own standards, he is the most evil man on earth.

And as a Godless man, God will judge him by his own standards.

[wjcsux]

Socialism; you can vote your way in but you have to shoot your way out.

[Long Jon No Silver]

The nomenklature. Comrade Sanders and his dashas. Comrade Sanders Soviet Fried Chicken

[Feckless]

Too bad over 100,000,000 people won’t be able to hear him explain their deaths...

[TonytheTiger7777]

Hitler was a Socialist who was Democratically elected too.

[bray]

Is BS paying 80% taxes like he wants every other millionaire to pay?

[jonrick46]

Trying to sugar coat socialism (Marxism) is the kind of Bernie Sanders (BS) we’ll get out of him. Mob rule is just what the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution to prevent.

[jmacusa]

Maybe he can explain the difference between democratic socialism and national socialism.

[Hardastarboard]

Boy - if I didn’t LOVE my own tag line, I’d absolutely steal that. Good work.

[wjcsux]

Thanks!

[Hardastarboard]

I already sent it to a half dozen of my hard core right wing buddies in an email, saying it would make a good T Shirt. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. :-)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Libloather.

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