No- it has NEVER worked anywhere. There is no such thing- any type of gov't has people in charge. Those in power will ALWAYS exploit others to their own advantage- that is human nature. Don't believe Bernies lies- He will benefit at everyone elses expense.
@LonelyMan How exactly will Bernie benefit at everyone else's expense?
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@LonelyMan "Those in power will ALWAYS exploit others to their own advantage" Which is why we need to fully democratize the government, and in turn corporations. Corporations with full power over their workers exploit them to death, which is why unions must always be supported.
@SW-User Unions can definitely help balance the power equation, and have been critical in creating some basic expectations of sanity in the workplace. Strong union participation is how countries like Sweden can get away with not setting a minimum wage and still maintain the high average standard of living.
But no dude, there are no absolutes in life. Bernie isn’t looking to get rich off basic social safety nets and services.
@TakingBackMidgard Evidence for... what exactly? That stuff is manifest.
He is stretching the definition of socialism a bit - but so are the people who describe what Europeans do or the sorts of systems Bernie is suggesting as socialism.
@TakingBackMidgard As Quix said above, I am stretching this a tiny bit. Police protection for example is a socialist policy, not true socialism. However what Bernie and people like him want are socialist policies not socialism, so it works out.
Now if Bernie ever calls for the state to own forms of production, aka taking over industries, then perhaps we can say he wants socialism.
