{"id":11224,"date":"2015-06-19T08:05:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T15:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11224"},"modified":"2015-06-18T18:29:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T01:29:57","slug":"sanders-begins-bridging-democracy-deficit-by-educating-seth-myers-on-democratic-socialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11224","title":{"rendered":"Sanders Begins Bridging ‘Democracy Deficit’ By Educating Seth Myers On ‘Democratic Socialism’"},"content":{"rendered":"

In “Bernie Sanders Versus the ‘Democracy Deficit'”<\/a> we argued that the independent senator from Vermont’s principal opponent in the upcoming election was not Hillary Clinton but the media and PR industries which have created what Noam Chomsky describes as a “democracy deficit” — the significant gap between the policy positions held by the electorate and those of their “representatives”. Chomsky argues that is occasioned by the manner in which “elections are skillfully managed to avoid issues and marginalize the underlying population”\u00a6freeing the elected leadership to serve the substantial people.”<\/p>\n

Sanders, who, even before any actual debates, is beginning to show strength in a number of<\/a> different<\/a> polls<\/a>, demonstrated how he believes that gap can be bridged. He explained to Seth Meyers and his audience, during an appearance on Late Night<\/em> earlier this month, why his self-description as a “Democratic Socialist” is an asset, rather than a liability…<\/p>\n