Socialism, as in the economic system, has not been and is not on offer in the USA. Charges of socialism made against democrats range from histrionics of the ignoratti to calculated political strategy of demagogues who benefit from the status quo and understand the political power of such claims. Relatively modest changes to power dynamics and revisiting whether particular programs/enterprises (like health care, or health care funding) better serve the public via public or private sector structures is what's really going on, even in Bernie-land. Accusations of communism don't merit comment though continuation of our ever increasing concentration of wealth could eventually get us headed in either path, or others equally distasteful. Refer to Cuba for a recent, relevant example.
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