Supporters of Sanders call themselves "socialists" and "social-Democrats" . I have fought the left for 60 years. These folks are hardly Marxists. Few are even close to being socialists.
Calling followers of Sanders Marxists, similar to the USSR, is a political strategy that works. Sanders and his policies are no more similar to the USSR than is the local food cooperative.
It really helps to use precise terms:The kind of democratic socialism espoused by Bernie Sanders is not anywhere close to communism. Would you call Norway and Sweden communist countries?
Marxist Communism is one thing;
Democratic Socialism is another;
Social Democracy is another.
No one, not even in China and Cuba, advocates for "Marxist Communism" any longer.
Supporters of Sanders really advocate of "social democracy." They hurt their cause and the Democratic party if they call themselves "democratic socialists," which they are not.
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