Bernie Sanders is on the march. As of this writing, the outright winner of the Feb 3 Iowa caucus is still undetermined, but Sanders won the popular vote, and, along with his rival Pete Buttigieg, claimed victory. This, after losing in 2016 in the narrowest margin in Iowa caucus history to Hillary Clinton.

This week Sanders won the New Hampshire primary. Idealistic millennials are flocking to his socialist message and movement. He is raising more money from grassroots donors than any other Democratic presidential candidate. He is out-organizing the other candidates in the upcoming California primary.

Bernie Sanders has the radical vision, momentum and grass-roots forces to win the nomination for president in the Democratic ticket. It seems unlikely that an older, white male could capture so much energy from progressives, who preach identity politics, embrace intersectionality, and claim to eschew “white privilege,” especially white male privilege. But there it is. Bernie Sanders has offered the magic of “democratic socialism” to Americans disenchanted by troubles which they ascribe to the evils of “capitalism.” Sanders offers the utopia of equality, free tuition, Medicare for all, the Green New Deal, and $15 minimum wage. What’s not to like? If this is socialism, who wouldn’t vote for socialism?

But does the idealism of Sanders’ supporters mask the reality of what socialism would bring to the United States, or to any country?

Brazilian journalist Felipe Moura says Yes. Moura sends a strong warning to Sanders’ supporters, “Be careful. You could get what you voted for, and it wouldn’t be what you wanted.”

Does Socialism bring the paradise that people hope for? Brazil is a case study to answer that question. Watch Prager Universities short five-minute video from Felipe Moura to find out.

By the way, Prager University had over a billion discrete views in 2019. Check it out!

• Darrow Miller

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