On Sat, 7 Nov 2015 07:06:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


Now, this may shock you:

Just like how the liberal side conveniently left out "illegal" when
bashing Trump and his comments about (illegal) immigrants, the right
conveniently leaves out the word "democratic" when describing Bernie
as a socialist. I don't think many people know the difference between
a socialist and a "democratic socialist".

The lawyer friend I have and I have discussed this from time to time.
He considers himself a democratic socialist.

If "democratic socialist" simply means that the welfare and interests of
a nation's citizens comes before the welfare and interests of large
corporations, politicians or special interest groups, then include me in
the "democratic socialist" category. :-)


Everyone from the nazis to the soviets have thrown the name
"socialist" around when describing themselves. I really look at what
they want to do, not what they call themselves.
My only real problem with Bernie is he underestimates the amount of
taxes necessary to fund the government programs he advocates and he
underestimates the inflationary impact of his $15 minimum wage.
Other than that, he is a Libertarian.


As for Carson, I do find it ironic that people are now saying he isn't
"thuggish" enough to run as a black man and are questioning his
alleged violent past