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It would help if he did call himself a socialist, or want to nationalize health insurance.
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Bernie does call himself a "socialist." But I don't think it's truly accurate for him to do so. Although colloquially, in the American context, and certainly in right-wing usage of that term, he is. But he doesn't want government to own the means of production, and he's a pretty average left-person by European standards.

As for health: I didn't touch it this time. Complicated subject; it's not fully centralized in Denmark, but Denmark certainly has more government involvement in the health sector than we do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Denmark

But what really sells me on single-payer or other significant healthcare reform? Denmark and other countries spend around 10% of GDP on healthcare. We spend about 20%. And in most cases they actually have better health outcomes than we do.
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Try two seconds of research before opening your mouth, https://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/14-things-bernie-sanders-has-said-about-socialism-120265
Bernie does call himself socialist, but clearly doesn't use the proper definition.
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See: The first two sentences of my reply above

I fail to see where we actually disagree here
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Sorry, misread a bit.
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When the Danish P.M. explains Denmark isn't "a socialist planned economy," he's correct! (And Bernie doesn't want one either!) | THE DANISH P.M. IS TECHNICALLY CORRECT THE BEST KIND OF CORRECT | image tagged in technically correct,bernie sanders,socialism,denmark,sanders,american politics | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
But now!

If you want to keep calling Bernie a "socialist," then you have to present evidence that Bernie Sanders actually favors a "socialist planned economy"

Otherwise, Bernie's admiration of "the Nordic Model," which he's expressed over and over again, stands

Regardless of how you or I choose to deploy the s-word
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Define "socialism" and explain how Bernie Sanders meets your criteria
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1 up, 5y
Then I guess I'll have to define it for ya
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