Bernie Sanders: Comparing My Socialism to Venezuelan Dictator’s is ‘Extremely Unfair’

[Acts2:38]

I am very thankful for the Canadian healthcare system.

That must mean I'm a leftist, socialist, communist, anti-American Antichrist who wants to take away your guns and freedom and enslave you to the state!

Canada? The same place that takes away freedom of speech? Ruling that you cannot speak against homosexuals, that it is a hate crime?

Yes, Canada is a prefect example (sarcasm)

 

[JohnAshton]

Why would anyone want to speak against homosexuals? That's silly.

Jesus did not.

 

[NightHawkeye]

Answer a question with a question? Sorry, I'm not playing.

Fair enough. I merely offered you an opportunity to show that the comparison of Bernie's destructive policies to Venzuela's destructive policies was ridiculous.

They look pretty similar.

 

[RocksInMyHead]

They look pretty similar.

Which ones?

 

[Acts2:38]

Why would anyone want to speak against homosexuals? That's silly.

Jesus did not.

???

You clearly didnt read the bible friend.

Romans 1:24-27
1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Then compare what happened to Sodom.

I never said be rude, hateful, spiteful, violent against homosexuality. It is considered criminal hate speech to speak against it, whether your nice about it or not. If you teach the bible, then you obviously have to teach against homosexuality.

 

[NightHawkeye]

Which ones?

Which don't look similar?

That was the gist of Jorge Ramos's question.

 

[LostMarbels]

Bernie Sanders is a social democrat.

So was Hitler. Please, I hope you have a better point to convey.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

So was Hitler.

Was he really? What social democratic policies did he champion?

 

[NightHawkeye]

Was he really? What social democratic policies did he champion?

More correctly, Hitler was a National Socialist, though the social democrats came to be largely in agreement with the national socialists following a few purges.

 

[LostMarbels]

Was he really? What social democratic policies did he champion?

"socialists"

Stalin
Lenin
Mao Zedong
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Nicolás Maduro
Hugo Chavez
Hitler

No, I do not want to hitch my wagon...

 

[GoldenBoy89]

More correctly, Hitler was a National Socialist, though the social democrats came to be largely in agreement with the national socialists following a few purges.

Which of his policies is Bernie championing?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

"socialists"

Stalin
Lenin
Mao Zedong
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Nicolás Maduro
Hugo Chavez
Hitler

No, I do not want to hitch my wagon...

Fortunately you have your wagon already hitched to the Trump train.

 

[LostMarbels]

Which of his policies is Bernie championing?

Socialism is enough.

 

[LostMarbels]

Fortunately you have your wagon already hitched to the Trump train.

I have an entire box car set up. Man cave on wheels. Murica!

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Socialism is enough.

Socialism is a broad term that encompasses many different types of policies. I want to know what specific policies both Hitler and Bernie have promoted that makes them both socialists.

 

[LostMarbels]

Socialism is a broad term that encompasses many different types of policies. I want to know what specific policies both Hitler and Bernie have promoted that makes them both socialists.

I want one example under this broad term of 'socialism' where the leader was not a maniacal psychopath that murder and starved his own people?

One example in the world's history where this socialism thing actually worked.

 

[Hank77]

Right, soon Canada will be like Venezuela!

Even worse countries that provide free or mostly free college education.
Countries With Free or Nearly Free Tuition

Trump wants immigrates from some of these Socialist countries. They aren't Venezuela yet but....
Isn't he worried that they will bring these ideas with them?
I would think it would be better to have them come from poor, third world countries where they're just happy to not have someone shooting at them, a roof over their heads, and a job.

 

[LostMarbels]

Even worse countries that provide free or mostly free college education.

I would support public education with 13, 14, 15, 16th grade for HS grads with the GPA. I do however think our pub schools are lacking, but I would vote for that if done correctly.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

I want one example under this broad term of 'socialism' where the leader was not a maniacal psychopath that murder and starved his own people?

One example in the world's history where this socialism thing actually worked.

Well you see, that’s the thing. No Democratic candidates are promoting socialism in the US. That is a right wing straw man that’s brought in because they can’t rationally argue against any specific policies the candidates are actually running on so they resort to the generic boogeyman of ‘socialism’ and hope it scares enough people not to vote for them.

If you’re curious about the successes of social democracy and its policies, I would point to the Scandinavian social democracies of Europe.

 

[RocksInMyHead]

Which don't look similar?

That was the gist of Jorge Ramos's question.

That's not how it works. He's making the claim - it's up to him (and you, by extension, since you seem to agree) to substantiate it.

I'm not familiar with Maduro's policies anyways, so I couldn't tell you what the differences are even if I wanted to.