The difference is that I don't see any respect of you that there is a social democratic tradition in large parts of the world that is to the core democratic. You may dislike the social democratic politics (as I dislike the Trump one), no problem, but seeing social democrats as 'despotic' is simple false.
And by the way as if the persons of the Trump entourage are so pure democratic in their way of thinking.
And beside the politics there is also the person. I always go for the test from which politicians I would buy a second hand car.
And in the case of Trump or Sanders I would in the second hand car test go definitely for Sanders. More thrust worth. In the case of Trump you get much hollow words. And when your care is after a week predictable with some problems and you complain than you get a big mound and I will sue you....(in earlier days with his consiglieri Roy Cohn). That's the core of Trump.
No extravaganza and me myself and I in the white House with Sanders.....
I know Sanders would probably make no chance too much 'niche' in the US. But from European perspective it will be a great thing if that 'unguided projectile' in the White House would disappear.
But i guess it will not take look long and mister Bloomberg comes into the scene, he has personal reserves that even Trump can't crush.....(30 million spot during the super bowl etc). We will see....
Where did I ever say that Democratic Socialists are "all" totalitarians in disguise? What I said is that Bernie Sanders' campaign harbors a lot of totalitarians. What I also said is that the extreme left in this country has a history of proposing gulags for those who disagree with them.
If someone working for Trump was guilty of saying things like that I would be equally outraged, and I would expect the person and anyone spouting the same ideology to be fired immediately. Of course, that hasn't happened with the Sanders team, and, in fact, the leftist toadies in the media barely mentioned it.
What I also implied and believe is that Socialism is a terrible system. It's my right to believe that and to vote accordingly.
The person on this thread who started throwing insults and hurling disdain at another country and other people's beliefs is you, which is typical of leftists everywhere. When the facts prove uncomfortable, just ignore them and go off on a tangent and insult the other person's beliefs and his country's system.
You really can't tell the difference between the Electoral College and someone wanting to send all conservatives to re-education camps?
When Trump was first elected people on this board were screaming about how Trump was going to lead the U.S. into a recession and start WWIII. This is the reality:
"Gallup: 59% of Americans say they are better off financially than they were a year ago, the highest level in the history of Gallup polling. Gallup has never recorded this level in over 40 years - even the dot com boom was 58%."
Paul Krugman, who's never been right about anything, had to admit he was wrong to predict a recession with Trump's policies.
I could go down a whole list of his accomplishments, but there's no point; you would never admit them. He has done better than I ever thought he would do. Does that mean I like him as a man? No, it doesn't and I don't, and he's been in my face for decades. I think he acts like a jerk half the time, but he's a jerk who has gotten things done of which I approve, and at least he's not a Socialist with "Jacobites", to use your term, working for him.
For goodness sakes', you're even dogmatic, and authoritarian and insulting about genomics.
You're not presenting a very positive image of leftists; just the same old intolerance and invective and refusal to deal with facts and instead rely on personal and national insults.
So, in the future consider yourself ignored.