QQOTD: Matt Bennett and Lanae Erickson of Thirdway.org
~ Matt Bennett and Lanae Erickson in Democrats court doom by backing Bernie Sanders. His ideas are toxic outside blue America (Des Moines-Register). Both authors are part of ThirdWay.org, a Democratic think tank funded by banks and corporations.
Are Bennett and
Erickson correct in their assertion that a “socialist” cannot win the Presidency
of the United States? Why or why not?
What is the
difference between socialism in the old Marxist sense and the Democratic
socialism practiced by Scandinavian countries and other countries?
Must some
limited socialist structures necessarily preclude any kind of corporate or
personal ownership?
Are all
socialist countries led by authoritarian leaders? Why or why not?
Historical
queries (To be determined in the near or far future):
Did Bernie Sanders win the 2020 Democratic nomination?
If not, who won
the nomination?
If so, did Sanders
defeat Donald Trump on November 3, 2020?
If he did
defeat the incumbent, what does this suggest about the future direction of the United
States and the huge payoff enjoyed by Sander voters?
If Trump won,
how much can his win be attributed to the gamble made by Sanders voters to
fracture the Democratic Party?
If Trump won,
what does this mean going forward for the Constitution of the United States?