Moontouch

Senator, you identify yourself as a socialist but many of us over at /r/socialism are worried of your close relationship to the Democratic Party and that you may even join them for your presidential campaign. Most of us agree that the Democratic Party is a dysfunctional party serving only the interests of capital making it impossible to get them aboard something like socialism. It's understandable that it would be very difficult getting the funding and support needed to win a presidential campaign if you ran as an independent or with a third party, but do we really want to make this kind of concession if it's not going to create any sufficient change? Have you looked into third party socialist and Marxist Kshama Sawant and her successes in Seattle?

What do you think about Slavoj Zizek's critique of charity?

Mr. Alperovitz, are you up-to-date on Marxian economist Richard Wolff and his descriptive and prescriptive economics? What do you think of it?

In case you are not, and you can't answer that question, I would like to ask you then your thoughts on Venezuela, Chavez, and their co-ops and if they could be a model for transitioning away from capitalism.

Greetings from /r/socialism.

What is your reaction to being the subject of innumerable ridiculous conspiracies, especially in the wake of the pandemic?

What do friends and family think about your job?