Synopsis Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Bernie Says The USSR Was Not A Socialist Country REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs GREG PRICECONTRIBUTOR March 09, 20208:36 PM Independent Vermont Sen. and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Monday that “what happened and existed” in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was not socialism. During a Fox News town hall with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, a woman named Margaret asked Bernie what the difference is between his brand of “democratic socialism” and the socialism of the USSR. “As someone from Russia, a country that was greatly impacted by the negative effects of socialism, what assurances can you offer myself and other people impacted by socialism that democratic socialism will not have the same effects?” Bernie Sanders tells an audience member who is from Russia that “what happened and existed in the Soviet Union was not socialism, it was authoritarian communism.” The audience cheered at his answer. pic.twitter.com/f0do0MJuRp — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) March 9, 2020 Bernie responded by telling her that “what happened and existed in the Soviet Union was not socialism, it was authoritarian communism” and denounced communism as being “marked by totalitarianism.” He went on to say that Finland is a “very democratic society with strong democratic socialist principles.” “When we talk about democratic socialism, Margaret, I’m talking about Finland, I’m talking about Denmark, I’m talking about Sweden, I’m talking about countries all over the world that have used their government to try to improve life for working families, not just the people on top.” MacCallum later explained to the senator how countries like Sweden and Denmark have embraced market-based reforms over the last few decades that have allowed them to maintain their large welfare states. This is your must watch clip from the Bernie townhall.@marthamaccallum explains to Bernie that Sweden and Denmark are not even remotely close to being socialist countries. His response is “I’m not an expert on the current economy in Sweden.” pic.twitter.com/Txb3DemHtI — Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 9, 2020 Bernie responded by saying “I am not an expert on the current economy in Sweden” and went on to tout the successes of Nordic country social programs. “All I can say is that they have gone a long way to eliminate poverty, to make sure that their people have all the basic needs that they need in order to live good lives.” Bernie has come under fire during his campaign for his history of praising communist regimes all over the world, notably the USSR, China, Cuba, and Nicaragua. He received bipartisan criticism recently for doubling down on praising Fidel Castro’s literacy program in Cuba. After leading the field for the first four contests, Sanders is now trailing Vice President Joe Biden in the delegate count after Biden’s strong showing on Super Tuesday. https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/09/bernie-says-the-ussr-was-not-a-socialist-country/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabibilicious Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 And Trump says Putin is a strong believable leader and Russia didn't interfere in our 2016 presidential election.....seems Donald and Bernie are on the same page. GO RV, then BV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MyLadiesDaddy Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 I think they've proven their DEEP STATE loyalty. Only a fool would think otherwise. But hey the Democratic Socialist have one hellof a candidate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FlyHi Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 It should be number 17😉 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 One can spend hours, days, weeks and months studying the semantics of words here..... But basically Bernie ( imho) is going to the core of the matter and he is correct...USSR was an authoritarian communist regime OR at least became one after the very beginnings and one of its objectives was controlling its people by any means possible ( same as East Germany with STASI and fascist regimes in Aregentina, Chile etc).... The other was competing ( hoping to) with the USA in order to become the most important and influential and powerful country on planer Earth ( what China is currently doing) and trying to influence other Countries..... Democratic Socialism ( no matter how much many laugh at it) instead showed to be working with a good dosage of capitalism AND attention for the social needs of people ( see Scandinavian Countries...Denmark, Sweden, Norway )...Mistakes were done and will be always done by any regime....Past experience should be helpful in trying to avoid them in the future and sincerely trying to create a better and more equal society for all 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregp Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 13 hours ago, umbertino said: One can spend hours, days, weeks and months studying the semantics of words here..... But basically Bernie ( imho) is going to the core of the matter and he is correct...USSR was an authoritarian communist regime OR at least became one after the very beginnings and one of its objectives was controlling its people by any means possible ( same as East Germany with STASI and fascist regimes in Aregentina, Chile etc).... The other was competing ( hoping to) with the USA in order to become the most important and influential and powerful country on planer Earth ( what China is currently doing) and trying to influence other Countries..... Democratic Socialism ( no matter how much many laugh at it) instead showed to be working with a good dosage of capitalism AND attention for the social needs of people ( see Scandinavian Countries...Denmark, Sweden, Norway )...Mistakes were done and will be always done by any regime....Past experience should be helpful in trying to avoid them in the future and sincerely trying to create a better and more equal society for all Good. Keep your Democratic Socialism in your own country. Leave mine alone!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md11fr8dawg Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 17 hours ago, umbertino said: One can spend hours, days, weeks and months studying the semantics of words here..... But basically Bernie ( imho) is going to the core of the matter and he is correct...USSR was an authoritarian communist regime OR at least became one after the very beginnings and one of its objectives was controlling its people by any means possible ( same as East Germany with STASI and fascist regimes in Aregentina, Chile etc).... The other was competing ( hoping to) with the USA in order to become the most important and influential and powerful country on planer Earth ( what China is currently doing) and trying to influence other Countries..... Democratic Socialism ( no matter how much many laugh at it) instead showed to be working with a good dosage of capitalism AND attention for the social needs of people ( see Scandinavian Countries...Denmark, Sweden, Norway )...Mistakes were done and will be always done by any regime....Past experience should be helpful in trying to avoid them in the future and sincerely trying to create a better and more equal society for all The problem with ANY type of socialism Umbertino is, eventually you run out of other people's money!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonangler Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, md11fr8dawg said: The problem with ANY type of socialism Umbertino is, eventually you run out of other people's money!! I know right? Like our 23 TRILLION dollar debt... Who do we owe, and how do we repay it? We don't. Our corporate socialist government is running out of other people's money and guess who those other people are? We are those other people and it's our money... B/A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md11fr8dawg Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Yes and our $$$ is worth squat and has been for years. Because we can and do print $$ thus devaluing the purchasing power of our $. It has gotten crazy as of the last 10-12 years. About 9 trillion from Washington to Bush. Bummer added 10 Trillion and Trump another 3-4 Trillion. If this thing ever pops (the RV), I'm buying more precious metals, cryptos and real estate (preferably land). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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