Today I Became A "Democratic Socialist"......

[global1]

Thank you Bernie for your explanation.

Go Bernie!!!! Feel the Berne!!!!

[valerief]

1. I am Spartacus. :) I'm a democratic socialist, too! nt

[roguevalley]

14. I always was. My family are FDR dems

and my grandpa was a socialist from the 1920's. Welcome to the only train that drives everyone to the same place.

[KansDem]

2. He gave an excellent speech!!

Full of wisdom and compassion!

GO BERNIE!!!

(I'm still listening to him! )

[TM99]

3. I missed it.

Is there a video or transcript up someplace yet?

Thanks.

And yeah, I am a Democratic Socialist as well!

[deutsey]

6. Transcript's here

https://berniesanders.com/democratic-socialism-in-the-united-states/

[TM99]

9. Wow!

Hell yes!

What Roosevelt was stating in 1944, what Martin Luther King, Jr. stated in similar terms 20 years later and what I believe today, is that true freedom does not occur without economic security.

People are not truly free when they are unable to feed their family. People are not truly free when they are unable to retire with dignity. People are not truly free when they are unemployed or underpaid or when they are exhausted by working long hours. People are not truly free when they have no health care.

So the next time you hear me attacked as a socialist, remember this:

I don’t believe government should own the means of production, but I do believe that the middle class and the working families who produce the wealth of America deserve a fair deal.

I believe in private companies that thrive and invest and grow in America instead of shipping jobs and profits overseas.

I believe that most Americans can pay lower taxes – if hedge fund managers who make billions manipulating the marketplace finally pay the taxes they should.

I don’t believe in special treatment for the top 1%, but I do believe in equal treatment for African-Americans who are right to proclaim the moral principle that Black Lives Matter.

I despise appeals to nativism and prejudice, and I do believe in immigration reform that gives Hispanics and others a pathway to citizenship and a better life.

I don’t believe in some foreign “ism”, but I believe deeply in American idealism.

I’m not running for president because it’s my turn, but because it’s the turn of all of us to live in a nation of hope and opportunity not for some, not for the few, but for all.

Hot damn! He nailed it. This is an era defining speech. This is what will win the presidency for Sanders and revolution for us all.

Thank you for sharing this!

Bravo Mr. Sanders Bravo!

[Robbins]

4. As democratic Socialist

you get to be in same class as FDR and MLK.

[global1]

5. Bernie's Campaign Needs To Come Up With Bernie Buttons That Say....

I'm Proud To Be Called A Democratic Socialist.

Think about it - if all Bernie supporters start wearing them it further desensitizes the American People to the onslaught of shots the Repugs and their talking heads will take trying to put a negative spin on the term.

Just a suggestion. I buy one and proudly wear it.

[Fawke Em]

8. How 'bout a T-Shirt?

[global1]

10. Cool - Didn't Know That This Existed.....

But I still think this needs to be blown out in a full campaign with the objective to desensitize the term "Democratic Socialist".

Buttons, mugs, t-shirts, sweatshirts, bumper stickers, yard signs, etc.


"I'm Proud To Be A Democratic Socialist Like Bernie"

[Fawke Em]

11. Have both.

I like the one above because it explains Democratic Socialist very succinctly.

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. Ooooooh! I LOVE that t-shirt! Where's it from? n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. I found it! LINK:

http://www.zazzle.com/democratic_socialist_tees-235107620138230494http://www.zazzle.com/democratic_socialist_tees-235107620138230494

[merrily]

7. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=35186

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12779483

[Hepburn]

15. Lord, I have been one for as long as I remember! Welcome! n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. I already was. Go Bernie!

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

17. Like this old geezer has said before.

Now is the time for a real progressive populist movement, but the message needs to be clear and not overly complex and it needs to be repeated over and over to drive it home into the minds of the people.

Then Bernie will win.

[mountain grammy]

18. Raised by a mom dedicated to FDR..

could I be anything else?

[WillyT]

19. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!