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Qualification: No one here seems to really know what a “socialist” is. When you dig right down to it, Bernie’s not really and truly a socialist

But “socialist” is at least a more accurate description of Bernie than “communist” which he also gets called a whole lot around here

Thanks for proving my point. Sanders does not want to own the means of production or abolish private property. That makes him not a socialist by the very definition you posted.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/11/21/whatever-the-heck-bernie-sanders-is-talking-about-its-not-socialism/amp/

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/03/why_younger_americans_misunderstand_true_socialism_140917.html

A more accurate term for what he advocates is “The Nordic Model”: a capitalist economy with high taxes and social spending, universal single-payer healthcare, and strong environmental protections.

True. But some folks, especially on the Right, tend to get bent out of shape over certain words.

because YOU CAN ONLY BE ONE