all of his policies point to that fact

Socialism is when most of the economy is controlled by the government

Bernie does not support this

that's his goal and aspiration

He never said that

literally wants universal healthcare, college education, and other stuff all paid for by the american taxpayer

That's still not most of the economy

He does not want the government controlling the economy

that's what those policies infer

Really?

Healthcare and College is only a tiny part of the economy

he wants more and more regulations on everything which means the government would be taking hold of the economy.

No

more regulations don't mean taking control of the economy

that is the nature of regulations

That's like saying Donald Trump wants to deport every single foreigner

Regulations do not mean taking control of the economy

but that's what happens BECAUSE of regulations

He has never said that he wants the government to control the economy

not in those words but his policies say socialism

how can you defend policies that mean that you, the american taxpayer will be paying for EVERYONE else's college and healthcare, and medicaid etc.

He's a real nice dude that's how

Heyo

i just think the facts are being overtly ignored here that's all. theres no other way to describe sander's political stance than socialist

Do you not know the difference between Social Democracy and Socialism?

Sanders is more like an average Euro-style social democrat than a socialist

Sanders supports the Nordic model

None of the Nordic countries are socialist

The Nordic countries are pretty diverse politically

literally the definition of social democracy includes the phrase "a socialist system of government" achieved by democratic means which just means the people decide to be socialist

Socialist means the economy is mostly a command economy

Like Norway vs Denmark vs Sweden

That is misleading

Here is the correct defination:

"Social democracy is a political, social and economic ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice within the framework of a liberal democratic polity and capitalist economy."

Democratic socialism is socialism that’s democratic

Sanders wants America to be more like the Nordic countries

Which are not Socialist

Social democracy is democratic socially-minded capitalism

socialism that's decided by the people. people decide to be socialist. social democracy is a gradual transition to 100% flat out socialism