Bernie Sanders Avowed Socialist Markets Book with Evil Capitalist Corporation

[Selene]

Can we expel Vermont with reverse secession?

[studiodekadent]

It should be acknowledged that Sanders' definition of "socialism" is so ridiculously broad it basically means "any well-intentioned government that regulates the economy in some way." He isn't a State Socialist. He's a Social Democrat.

That said, if libertarians can be accused of being hypocrites for using roads/public services/etc, Sanders' can be accused of being a hypocrite for engaging in commerce with a corporation.

[Selene]

It should be acknowledged that Sanders' definition of "socialism" is so ridiculously broad it basically means "any well-intentioned government that regulates the economy in some way." He isn't a State Socialist. He's a Social Democrat.

That said, if libertarians can be accused of being hypocrites for using roads/public services/etc, Sanders' can be accused of being a hypocrite for engaging in commerce with a corporation.

Really.

So libertarians who pay taxes are hypocrites for using the roads?

You consider these comparable to Sanders?

Fascinating!

Adam

[studiodekadent]

It should be acknowledged that Sanders' definition of "socialism" is so ridiculously broad it basically means "any well-intentioned government that regulates the economy in some way." He isn't a State Socialist. He's a Social Democrat.

That said, if libertarians can be accused of being hypocrites for using roads/public services/etc, Sanders' can be accused of being a hypocrite for engaging in commerce with a corporation.

Really.

So libertarians who pay taxes are hypocrites for using the roads?

You consider these comparable to Sanders?

Fascinating!

Adam

Adam,

I was being sarcastic.

As a libertarian myself, I do NOT believe it to be hypocrisy for a libertarian to use social services and infrastructure which they have been taxed in order to fund.

By the same token, I don't believe it is hypocrisy for a Social Democrat like Sanders (who, we can fairly argue, is socialist if we define socialism in a very broad way (like he does himself), but we cannot assume he is a State Socialist because he isn't) to engage in commerce with a corporation.

Social Democrats are not Marxists or any other form of State Socialist.

That said, I strongly disagree with Sanders. However, him marketing a book with a business entity that happens to be organized as corporation is NOT automatic hypocrisy.