Tag: bernie sanders

• Bernie Tells a Whopper About China

  Oh, I try to stay clear of politics these days. You know, yeah. But sometimes, someone makes such an outrageous claim that I can’t help myself from chiming in. This post is courtesy of Bernie Sanders, who said the following in an interview recently on CNN: “China is an authoritarian country … but can anyone…

  sassevn

  February 25, 2020

  History & Culture, Know Your History, Uncategorized, Vietnam

  bernie sanders, China, command economy, democratic socialism, economic reform, socialism, Vietnam

• Are older people smarter?

  Don’t you find it fascinating that Bernie Sanders’ core support is from the under 30 demographic? Why is that? I’ve thought a lot about this lately. Is it because they like his rhetoric? “We’ve been screwed by the large corporations!” “They’ve made the playing field unfair for this generation.” Is it because they have had…

  sassevn

  April 23, 2016

  Current Events

  2016 presidential election, bernie sanders, politics, usa politics, youth vote

• Bernie Sanders has a big problem with something. And so do I.

  I’ve never met Bernie Sanders. He seems like a nice guy. He seems sincere and consistent in what he has believed in all of these years. I have a friend in Vermont who says nice things about him. I believe her. But over the course of this presidential campaign season, as I listened closely to…

  sassevn

  February 28, 2016

  Current Events

  2016 presidential election, 2016 USA election, bernie sanders, democratic party, economic theory, political philosophy

• What is Democratic Socialism?

  What is Democratic Socialism? This is a question which has never been more pertinent in a US presidential election cycle with the prominence of democratic socialist candidate Bernie Sanders, enjoying an unprecedented look as the Democratic Party nomination. It is also worth noting that the front runner Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, has done little to…

  sassevn

  January 8, 2016

  History & Culture, Uncategorized

  2016 presidential election, American politics, bernie sanders, democracy, democratic socialism, is america socialist, market economy, mixed economy, multi-party socialism, what is democratic socialism