http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/19/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-socialist-speech/index.html
1. This thursday democratic socialist Bernie Sanders delivered a speech where he tied himslef to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. and described democratic socialism as no different than what this nation is. He spent more than an hour at Georgetown explaining that his definition of democratic socialism is no different than the fiery populist ideas he's been spouting. Sanders said that the wealth gap today mirrors the one during FDR's time and he was called socialist during his reign as well. The speech was a more precise explanation of what he's said in the begining of his campaign. The speech had been delayed a couple times and people were wondering if it might be cancelled. The crowd of mostly Georgetown students cheered loudly during his speech.
2. I think the speech was all right and I'm glad that people are starting to realize that the US is already pretty socialist. This'll make it easier to debate for capitalism against people who will hopefully not think of the US as a perfect example of a free market now. I guess having Bernie Sanders finally explain exactly what he stands for is a relief. He's really not too much worse than any of the popular republicans but I'm still scared to death that anyone of the 4 main contenders for the presidential victory will get elected.
3.this relates to our current unit because it's about political parties and defining them.
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