What happened to the left?

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I don't understand the meaning of "socialism". They use big words.

Anybody who espouses Marxist theory fully—and doesn’t just espouse incorporating some socialistic elements into an overall capitalist framework—can be said to be at least close to being a socialist.

Marxism is the predominant theoretical framework for socialists/communists around the world.

Ironically, most socialistic governments go against the grain of the full realization of Marxism by ruling in an authoritative manner while distancing themselves thoroughly from the “masses.”

After all, the full realization of Marxism is a “dictatorship of the proletariat [i.e. ‘the masses’].”

The Democrats will have to find some way to offset the cost, somehow, if all this actually occurs.

I doubt that "Medicare for all" will pass. There might be another "compromise"---hopefully much better than Obamacare.

I wish people would bask in the guarantee of a job and a living wage----but there are just some people who WILL take advantage of the system. This is inevitable. This sort of thing happened in the USSR---and the infrastructure there just about collapsed--one of the things that lead to its demise in 1991.

Rich people don't like to be taxed up the kazoo.....

It's "radical" solely because of the amount of money which probably would have to be expenditured if all this passes. These aren't really "radical" ideas when one takes an objective look at it.

I'm not condoning what the rich do----let me emphasize that.

But we have to sort of get them on the bandwagon in some ways in order for all this to work.

To be honest, I think that political ideals these days are simply the collateral that the "Power Elite"
use to gain the general public's confidence in them which they use to seize control over their party and ultimately
the leadership of their associated country and gain control and influence over the lucrative public spending contracts, which are often worth multi-millions.

In my experience, when it comes to politicians and even ordinary people, people who practice what they preach or what they project as their ideals are very rare, few and far between.

I put Mahatma Ghandi, Jesus Christ, perhaps Moses etc. In this category of hard liner moral integrity-ists.

I have a fair amount of experience with politicians (including several famous ones) and in my experience,
they will use any thing they can in order to seize power and then the next day break all the promises that they gave the day before.

Where using the Machiavellian strategy of "where the ends justifies the means" may be considered acceptable among ruthless businessmen which includes many politicians, it is no wonder why so many people lose respect for such people in politics who use such policies, as how can you trust a persons words if they keep changing what they mean and breaking promises which they used to get voted in.

Personally i believe that in order to stop this ruthless practice, it should be made law that politicians are obligated by law to make good their promises which they get voted in with or face penalty, perhaps fines or even imprisonment.
As after all, broken promises are fraudulent in nature, defrauding the people who voted for them so to speak.

Also, if Politicians were forced to make good their promises then at least then we would be able to sort out the wheat from the chaff.

If it was up to me, i would make it law that the politicians only would get paid based on their performance. If they do not make good their promises, then they don't get paid. If they make good on all their promises, then they get paid in full (not the northern Irish interpretation of this phrase).

If they make all the people happy then they get a bonus!

Without this agreement, many political systems are just a complete fast. With power cliques abusing their power, authority due to position, and where innocent people suffer without cause. All very very bad.

And the people suffer!! ! Bad

All that is true.

But it is also true that (within a US context) Presidential candidates make promises, and are thwarted by Congress---even by those of the President's political party--in the implementation of these promises.

The problem is you have a vocal minority of idiots taking center stage and being presented as the be all, end all of righteousness by celebrities looking to bolster their careers and media pundits. Meanwhile people like me and other saner minds gawk in disbelief as these morons who should have been forced to take a basic civics test before trying to get elected make fools of themselves and go so far as to accuse members of their own party of racism and act like they own the place.