October 20, 2015

Sanders' socialism may be light on "democratic"

(Paul Mirengoff) Bernie Sanders calls himself a "democratic socialist." But when it came time to pick a honeymoon destination, Sanders didn't select Denmark. He honeymooned in the Soviet Union. In my mind, this raises the possibility for Sanders, socialism is the imperative, and "democratic" is just a preference — "superstructure," as a Marxist might say. Nor do we have to rely on Sanders' honeymoon to entertain this suspicion. Stanley Kurtz believes that

Source: Power Line