[lbo-talk] How come nobody talks about the New socialist senator

[joanna]

Had to drive to work today and wound up listening to Democracy Now; Amy 
Goodman had a brief interview with Sanders. No, he's not a Socialist; he 
didn't talk about expropriating the capitalists and nationalizing 
everything. But, in response to Amy Goodman's question about how he, as 
a socialist, was able to get conservative voters to vote for him, he 
talked about how when you talk to conservatives, the best thing to do is 
to emphasize economic issues: to talk about health care, education, 
social security, and jobs -- about issues that affect everyone who isn't 
a millionaire. He talked about national (socialized) health care and he 
talked about protecting the interests of the working class without using 
the words "working class." He has a gorgeous, deep voice, a wonderfully 
resonant tone, and a clear and temperate intelligence. He's clearly not 
a fool and I bet he knows how to play the press too.

If the one thing he does is to make people realize that "socialism" is 
not a dirty word, he will have accomplished a great deal. I wish him the 
best.

Joanna