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‘Genuine’ socialists dismiss Bernie Sanders as ‘reliable instrument’ for ruling class

Bernie Sanders calls himself a socialist, but apparently he’s not a true socialist’s socialist.

The World Socialist Web Site, maintained by the “Fourth Committee of the Fourth International,” wants America to know Sanders doesn’t represent real socialists, who view the 77-year-old career politician as a sell-out with capitalist and nationalistic policies that conflict with “genuine socialism.”

“He has demonstratively embraced economic nationalism and sought to make it a keystone of his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination,” WSWS’s Patrick Martin wrote in a recent column.

“This is deeply reactionary and demonstrates the unbridgeable gulf between Sanders, who calls himself a ‘democratic socialist,’ and genuine socialism, which is unshakably committed to the international unity of the working class.”  […]

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