Is Bernie Sanders a Socialist or a Communist?
It is almost certain that Vermont’s Senator Bernie Sanders has never joined the U.S. Communist Party. But despite his protestations that his socialism is democratic socialism, his repeated praise for communist dictators around the world has justifiably raised the question as to whether Sanders is actually a communist in his heart.
First, while Sanders is campaigning to win the nomination of the Democratic Party, he has never joined that party, either.
Sanders’ recent remarks on CBS’ 60 Minutes program have certainly raised eyebrows. Appearing on that program in late February, Sanders conceded that Communist Cuba was of an “authoritarian nature” but, “When [communist dictator] Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing? Even though Fidel Castro did it?”
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