Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Sanders in Iowa- a moral victory for democratic socialists


As a democratic Socialist myself (nobody's " organization man " ) I am pleased by the Bernie Sanders moral victory in Iowa. Oddly enough, many democratic socialists-like many conservative voters- are sick of the neo-liberal " identity politics " : Race, gender, and sexual orientation issues- as social justice issues- are inseparable from " class struggle " issues. True economic democracy would solve many seemingly private miseries.And economic democracy has its  very own-near pacifist-foreign policy-worthy of A.J. Muste (  author of " Who has the Spiritual Atom Bomb ? "  ) .
    The results of the Iowa primary show a profound crisis of the two party system. Many democratic Socialists think Bernie Sanders would -in the long run - be more effective as a guiding light in the American equivalent of the British Labor Party.But " progress " is progress.  Is Hillary " progress "  ?

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