i don't blame the op and the others for their ignorant, misguided views of Bernie Sanders. the memes guide them.
for the adults that can think for themselves and process information:
Bernie Sanders laid out a forceful argument for democratic socialism, the largely misunderstood political philosophy::
Programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, unemployment insurance, the institution of the 40-hour work week, the abolishment of child labor, and the minimum wage, Sanders said, were all once denounced as socialist. "These programs have become the fabric of our nation and the foundation of the middle class," he said.
"So let me define for you, simply and straightforwardly, what democratic socialism means to me," Sanders told the auditorium full of students, who'd spent hours waiting in the rain to see the presidential hopeful speak. "It means what Franklin Delano Roosevelt said when he fought for guaranteed economic rights for all Americans. And it builds on what Martin Luther King, Jr. said in 1968 when he stated that 'this country has socialism for the rich, and rugged individualism for the poor.'"
"My view of democratic socialism builds on the success of many other countries around the world that have done a far better job than we have in protecting the needs of their working families, their elderly citizens, the children, the sick and the poor."
"Democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system that is corrupt, that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy."
Read more:
What's a Democratic Socialist? Bernie Sanders Explains | Rolling Stone
and Americans are hearing the message:
Hillary Clinton registered a seven percent decrease in support compared to a six point increase for Bernie Sanders, in a survey of 430 Democrats from Ipsos/Reuters as measured against the same agency’s previous poll.
Poll Shows Sanders Surge, Clinton Decline