2016 Postmortem

reACTIONary

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44. No, FDR was not....

Fri Jan 1, 2016, 10:36 AM

Jan 2016

.... a socialist of any sort. He ran against FOUR socialists in 1932. He never called himself a socialist and anyone who did was just trying to smear him.

FDR was a liberal welfare statist, and a capitalistic reformer. If you believe in reform within a market based capitalistic system , it does you no good to characterize yourself (or others) as socialist.

And Denmark is not socialist:

"I know that some people in the US associate the Nordic model with some sort of socialism," /Denmark's prime minister/ said, "therefore I would like to make one thing clear. Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy. Denmark is a market economy.... The Nordic model is an expanded welfare state which provides a high level of security to its citizens."

http://www.vox.com/2015/10/31/9650030/denmark-prime-minister-bernie-sanders

Eugene Debbs was a socialist; FDR was no Eugene Debbs.

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"But of course Clinton has the same Congress to deal with" SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #13

There goes *that* argument. AlbertCat Dec 2015 #17

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Great article! Punkingal Dec 2015 #5

Thanks Bernie!! lobodons Dec 2015 #8

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I don't see restoring some balance to the equation.... Armstead Dec 2015 #23

Mor like meeting the specifications of the people again. bjobotts Jan 2016 #39

I doubt that hootinholler Dec 2015 #12

Bernie is bigger than that lobodons Dec 2015 #15

I agree 1norcal Dec 2015 #16

K&R CharlotteVale Dec 2015 #9

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Thanks 1norcal Dec 2015 #14

Tghanks, but it wasn't me. I just posted the article Armstead Dec 2015 #28

It's not that these constituencies have been Hortensis Dec 2015 #18

they (we) have been ignored and marginalized for decades. Armstead Dec 2015 #24

Armstead, we are a government Hortensis Dec 2015 #26

I agree but it's a two way street -- You should read that article in the OP Armstead Dec 2015 #27

No. It is OUR nation and always our duty to Hortensis Dec 2015 #29

Bread and circuses--or rather just circuses, since bread is available for so many only tblue37 Dec 2015 #31

You got it. We do still live in a representative democracy. raouldukelives Jan 2016 #43

Excellent article. K&R Duval Dec 2015 #19

I`m so grateful to Bernie Sanders democrank Dec 2015 #20

Me as well... peacebird Dec 2015 #22

"HE`S A SOCIALIST!" isn't a smear . ... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #32

Correct, reACTIONary. democrank Dec 2015 #35

The word is used as ... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #37

FDR was a democratic socialist also.Democratic ensures our freedom... bjobotts Jan 2016 #40

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Bullshit Armstead Jan 2016 #45

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