The apotheosis of the Trot critique of Sanders is to "expose" him as a Democrat who is masquerading as a socialist.
But presumably, for the 43% of likely participants in the Iowa Democratic caucus who the Des Moines Register says ID themselves as socialists, being a Democrat is not a hanging offense. Of course, for the Trots in Sex Without Partners, being a Democrat is indeed a hanging offense. Who's gonna walk on the stage of history, the Iowa Democrats who ID as socialist or the Trots in Sex Without Partners? Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] (202) 448-2898 x1 On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: > Bernie Sanders is a stubborn man, a fact I kept coming across as I > reported and wrote “Why Bernie Sanders Matters,” the unauthorized > biography of the Democratic presidential candidate. That trait might > explain why he continues to describe himself as a “Democratic > Socialist,” even though any mention of the “S-word” turns off many > American voters. A recent Gallup poll found that less than half of > Americans would vote for a candidate who is a socialist. “Socialist” in > an epithet, hurled by conservatives at President Barack Obama to > discredit his health care reform efforts. > > To be sure, Sanders has been gradually moving away from socialism. As a > radical student activist in the 1960s, he identified with the Socialist > Workers Party. When he first ran for statewide office in Vermont during > the 1970s, he described himself as a socialist. In office, he all but > glorified the term. Walk into his Senate office and you will see a > plaque on the wall honoring Eugene V. Debs, who ran for president five > times as leader of the Socialist Party of America. > > But Bernie Sanders is not a socialist. No way, no how. He’s not even a > democratic socialist, as it is practiced in the Scandinavian nations. > Fact is the socialists don’t want Sanders. > > full: > > http://www.salon.com/2016/01/16/bernie_sanders_is_no_socialist_socialism_is_his_brand_but_hes_a_democrat_in_every_way_but_name/ > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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