This is an amazing clip. Asked about the difference between equality and equity, Bernie declares himself for equality, at the same time that Biden is seeking to embed equity in all federal decision-making:
Bill Maher asked Bernie Sanders to explain the differences between ‘equality’ and ‘equity’
Bernie was left dumbstruck 👀 pic.twitter.com/p0KsRzSQ6I
— Zachery Henry (@zhenryaz) March 4, 2023
To be sure, Bernie isn’t using terms very precisely, since he says that the equality he favors is equality of opportunity, but this is another indication that old-fashioned socialists are in some important respects less noxious than today’s identity-politics-obsessed progressives.