)Though I realize now is hardly the time to try to carve out a tiny chunk of useless ideological space for just a few of us. The majority on DU definitely don't speak for me, but I agree that this energy at DU created by teh self-proclaimed left has really poisoned the atmosphere.)

What we are seeing in the Sanders version is not very democratic at all. It is an imposed ideology. It maintains that uninformed people will have to be forced to embrace socialism for their own good. This is not democratic socialism.

Political Compass, the site that Sanders supporters love to quote because they show Hillary right-of-center, calls him a centrist and a militarist. They always miss that part. Their ratings are essentially based on a European scale.

He's taken a few socialist stances because he's in one of the few places in the country where he could get away with it and still have a job.

If you look into his past, he was involved in MARXIST activities, which are quite different.

He's a Communist, of the unreconstructed variety.

called himself a Socialist or joined a "Socialist" party. Because they appear to be more of a cult than a party. Democratic Socialists even more so.

And he has done great harm thereby to the labels "progressive" and "socialist."

Hi, geek! Good to see you.

excited to have this place returning to one for Democrats and progressives/liberals!

only 19 days!

At this point, the nuts are starting to crack.

We will get past all this (I hope).

They have tender, delicate, feelings.

That would help them feel the hurt they cause for others.

Just ask a real socialist.

It is mostly about hating this and that person or institution. It is not about constructive plans for promoting a common good.

When you get past a few slogans and positions, it starts to get pretty thin. Its doctrines are as convoluted and inconsistent and fantastical as the thinking of its leader.

...socialism (sorry, fellow Hill supporters); what they (Bernie campaign+supporters) have is based on anger and hatred and nothing good can ever come of emotions like that.

As O'Malley said, nothing great was ever built on a foundation of anger and hatred.

I have found out different in the last months.

Of course some (many)? of these people are actually right wingers posing as socialists.