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Maybe a rational, non-communist, Democrat party would sway some people considering that's where a lot of us originated. But, the left continue to demonize the disaffected former D voters because they're not "progressive" or regressive enough.
If you think that Democrats are communists then you have no idea what communism is
They're definitely on their way there. A blind man could see it. Obama would be a pariah if he ran his 2008 or 2012 campaign today because he's not far left enough. Sorry, if you prefer the word socialist, they're the same thing as far as I'm concerned.
"The goal of socialism is communism." - V. Lenin
And that's a shame. Because I know a lot of people that support some things like universal healthcare but refuse to vote D because of the SJW identity politics, open borders, healthcare for illegals, loan debt forgiveness (aka. absolving of responsibility) etc. Hell, I'd probably vore for Tulsi if she were to get the nomination. She's still a little too left for my taste, but preferable to the rest of the lot by far. But, she won't so it's Trump.
Norway is mostly to the left of Bernie Sanders, and it is neither a Communist nor a Socialist country. So no, the Democratic party is not "on its way there".
You also forget that Trump won the Republican primary mainly due to his own left-leaning populism where he said he would expand on medicare, end "free trade" agreements, etc.
I posted down below about how I'm a registered Democrat and voted Trump. And yes the Democrats are on their way there. There are already some self-proclaimed socialists in office and plenty of others seeking it. Trump is a former Democrat. He does have some left leanings like you mentioned and definitely plays the populist card, but there's no way he could identify with the American left today because theyve become so radical. It's a very small minority of people shifting the party which is a sad thing.
And I'm glad you say Norway isn't a socialist country because a lot of people here think it is for some reason. But, I'd argue Sanders and definitely a lot of his disciples are further left than Norway by quite a bit. And I'm not sure how Bernie is the measurement of how far left the Democrats are considering there's others a lot further down the socialism line than him. He's trying to play keep-up these days.
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