Leave it to the 74-year-old, self-proclaimed “democratic socialist” to capture the support of millennials across the nation. So what’s a democratic socialist, and how could this happen with the word “socialism” being so taboo in America? Well, people often fear what they don’t understand, and with mainstream media controlling a large portion of our information, things get misrepresented for obvious reasons.
In 2006, Bernie explained in an interview with Democracy Now!: “I think [democratic socialism] means the government has got to play a very important role in making sure that as a right of citizenship, all of our people have health care; that as a right, all of our kids, regardless of income, have quality child care, are able to go to college without going deeply into debt; that it means we do not allow large corporations and moneyed interests to destroy our environment; that we create a government in which it is not dominated by big money interest. I mean, to me, it means democracy, frankly. That’s all it means.”
What Bernie Sanders is proposing isn't at all “fringe” or “radical” by any means, but rather true progressive ideals, or at least what used to be defined as progressive — it’s basic human decency.
— Courtney Baldwin, South Beloit, Northern Illinois for Bernie Sanders
Letter: Bernie Sanders explains democratic socialism - Opinion - Rockford Register Star - Rockford, IL
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