Sanders Defends Socialism on ‘The Daily Show’: Soviet Union, Venezuela Aren’t Examples of ‘Failed Socialism’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The Daily ░░░░░░░░ It s safe to ░░░░░░░░ that socialism is having ░░░░░░░░ moment in American Politics ░░░░░░░░ now and that s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ We sent our newest ░░░░░░░░ Jaboukie Young White to ░░░░░░░░ out why For years ░░░░░░░░ old wide dudes have ░░░░░░░░ telling us that socialism ░░░░░░░░ total bullshit Socialism leads ░░░░░░░░ decline and ruin This ░░░░░░░░ crushes human souls But ░░░░░░░░ The Daily Show s ░░░░░░░░ senior youth correspondent I ░░░░░░░░ that millennials right now ░░░░░░░░ socialism is totally on ░░░░░░░░ I popped some Molly ░░░░░░░░ hit the street to ░░░░░░░░ out why even though ░░░░░░░░ Olds hate it the ░░░░░░░░ love socialism I think ░░░░░░░░ is great I think ░░░░░░░░ should definitely help whoever ░░░░░░░░ could in any situation ░░░░░░░░ bleep Socialism just because ░░░░░░░░ Anything that is helping ░░░░░░░░ people out So you ░░░░░░░░ socialism curious I m ░░░░░░░░ college Right Do you ░░░░░░░░ billionaires Low key Yeah ░░░░░░░░ look at Jeff Bezos ░░░░░░░░ doesn t look human ░░░░░░░░ mean I think the ░░░░░░░░ of socialism is On ░░░░░░░░ I mean I don ░░░░░░░░ really know what socialism ░░░░░░░░ to be completely honest ░░░░░░░░ you It s okay ░░░░░░░░ re all confused If ░░░░░░░░ were only someone we ░░░░░░░░ talk to someone with ░░░░░░░░ experience on the subject ░░░░░░░░ I started doing this ░░░░░░░░ of piece on socialism ░░░░░░░░ knew there was only ░░░░░░░░ politician I could talk ░░░░░░░░ about it Do you ░░░░░░░░ A O C Sure ░░░░░░░░ what s her availability ░░░░░░░░ want to speak to ░░░░░░░░ Yeah maybe I just ░░░░░░░░ you know laughs Seriously ░░░░░░░░ can t talk soicialism ░░░░░░░░ America without going Bernie ░░░░░░░░ I believe in a ░░░░░░░░ where all people do ░░░░░░░░ not just a full ░░░░░░░░ billionaires Could he be ░░░░░░░░ oldest millennial in America ░░░░░░░░ know that capitalism has ░░░░░░░░ us a bunch of ░░░░░░░░ dope thing iPhones cars ░░░░░░░░ Avengers movies the opioid ░░░░░░░░ So why are young ░░░░░░░░ like myself open to ░░░░░░░░ Your generation the younger ░░░░░░░░ will in all likelihood ░░░░░░░░ a lower standard of ░░░░░░░░ than your parents Your ░░░░░░░░ is leaving school more ░░░░░░░░ in debt having a ░░░░░░░░ time finding affordable housing ░░░░░░░░ Jobs you get will ░░░░░░░░ less So the idea ░░░░░░░░ creating a society with ░░░░░░░░ egalitarianism I think is ░░░░░░░░ appealing to young people ░░░░░░░░ Yeah yeah I feel ░░░░░░░░ Bern I see what ░░░░░░░░ re talking about laughter ░░░░░░░░ admit it Democratic Socialism ░░░░░░░░ pret fine on the ░░░░░░░░ profile but are we ░░░░░░░░ to vibe when we ░░░░░░░░ I R L If ░░░░░░░░ Denmark and Sweden and ░░░░░░░░ very little poverty you ░░░░░░░░ leave your job You ░░░░░░░░ start a new business ░░░░░░░░ and your family still ░░░░░░░░ health care as a ░░░░░░░░ So I could quit ░░░░░░░░ Daily Show and be ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely Well it was ░░░░░░░░ meeting with you Laughs ░░░░░░░░ under president Bernie we ░░░░░░░░ be more European like ░░░░░░░░ or narnia It s ░░░░░░░░ terrible system and has ░░░░░░░░ wowrkd And in order ░░░░░░░░ it to work you ░░░░░░░░ to kill several million ░░░░░░░░ Millennials have been raised ░░░░░░░░ such prosperous times they ░░░░░░░░ think that oh we ░░░░░░░░ make it even better ░░░░░░░░ this insane plan to ░░░░░░░░ the resources You know ░░░░░░░░ would love capitalism if ░░░░░░░░ just weren t for ░░░░░░░░ the sick people and ░░░░░░░░ the poor people who ░░░░░░░░ t afford health care ░░░░░░░░ there a way for ░░░░░░░░ to avoid capitalism to ░░░░░░░░ those things If the ░░░░░░░░ is socialism it will ░░░░░░░░ us all equal in ░░░░░░░░ YOUNG WHITE If everyone ░░░░░░░░ poor isn t that ░░░░░░░░ of cool because we ░░░░░░░░ all experiencing the same ░░░░░░░░ Like Hey the bread ░░░░░░░░ was extra long today ░░░░░░░░ I ll be like ░░░░░░░░ yeah it was That ░░░░░░░░ is super observant MARKOWICZ ░░░░░░░░ so much no I ░░░░░░░░ born in the Soviet ░░░░░░░░ My great grandfather was ░░░░░░░░ in a gulag because ░░░░░░░░ owned a business and ░░░░░░░░ decided that was no ░░░░░░░░ legal YOUNG WHITE That ░░░░░░░░ truly horrific Would Bernie ░░░░░░░░ sending small business owners ░░░░░░░░ forced labor camps Sanders ░░░░░░░░ Soviet Union was an ░░░░░░░░ society with no democratic ░░░░░░░░ and if you know ░░░░░░░░ you know the democratic ░░░░░░░░ fought and stood up ░░░░░░░░ that You can look ░░░░░░░░ what existed in the ░░░░░░░░ Union and Venezuela that ░░░░░░░░ not what I m ░░░░░░░░ about at all YOUNG ░░░░░░░░ So no one is ░░░░░░░░ to the gulag Sanders ░░░░░░░░ except no Laughter Okay ░░░░░░░░ check The examples of ░░░░░░░░ socialism that critics use ░░░░░░░░ not socialist democracies but ░░░░░░░░ states led by corrupt ░░░░░░░░ and paranoid dictators But ░░░░░░░░ do have one real ░░░░░░░░ with socialism I like ░░░░░░░░ You know TV s ░░░░░░░░ kind of good for ░░░░░░░░ right now and I ░░░░░░░░ thinking of writing a ░░░░░░░░ book Is socialism still ░░░░░░░░ me in I m ░░░░░░░░ millennial millionaire If what ░░░░░░░░ say in your life ░░░░░░░░ All I want to ░░░░░░░░ is make as much ░░░░░░░░ as I possibly can ░░░░░░░░ screw everything else I ░░░░░░░░ t give a damn ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ Socialism is your cup ░░░░░░░░ tea But if you ░░░░░░░░ a decent heart and ░░░░░░░░ Look I m doing ░░░░░░░░ well But you know ░░░░░░░░ I also want to ░░░░░░░░ awe contributor to the ░░░░░░░░ being of society so ░░░░░░░░ m gog pay my ░░░░░░░░ share of taxes Would ░░░░░░░░ could have my c ░░░░░░░░ d infused glient free ░░░░░░░░ and eat it too ░░░░░░░░ m liking the socialism ░░░░░░░░ more and more And ░░░░░░░░ made me feel so ░░░░░░░░ I decided to share ░░░░░░░░ I brought you a ░░░░░░░░ That s cool So ░░░░░░░░ right I m anticipating ░░░░░░░░ That s good When ░░░░░░░░ are elected president where ░░░░░░░░ you think you re ░░░░░░░░ to put in in ░░░░░░░░ White House White House ░░░░░░░░ don t know the ░░░░░░░░ room but it s ░░░░░░░░ And thank you for ░░░░░░░░ You re welcome Bernie ░░░░░░░░ Cheers and applause )
>> Trevor: Jaboukie