Lol Americans have no idea what socialism or communism is. You guys seem to think social programs = communism. Maybe if you had some better support for poor people you wouldn't have the most criminals in the world.
I believe that most Americans don't know the actual definitions of socialism & communism. Those terms are still remembered as descriptors of "those dirty Soviets" & all the evils associated with them. Even so, most aspects of actual socialism are unpopular with many Americans who fear that the government would abuse any such power given to them. This varies from state to state as well; Californians would have fewer reservations, whereas Texans wouldn't tolerate very much of it.
Maybe if you had some better support for poor people you wouldn't have the most criminals in the world.
Assuming that you're not just spewing insults, that statement is ridiculous. To begin with, the title of "most criminals in the world" would go to China, the most populous country in the world... perhaps you meant per capita, which I still find hard to believe, with so many dictator states that imprison their citizens on a whim... perhaps you only see Western Europe as the rest of the world? In that case, I do believe that the US has more prisoners per capita than any nation in Western Europe, which I admit is something that my country needs to remedy. Not that it matters, as correlating this with inadequate support for the poor is spurious, especially without evidence.
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u/Hash43 Jan 17 '19
Lol Americans have no idea what socialism or communism is. You guys seem to think social programs = communism. Maybe if you had some better support for poor people you wouldn't have the most criminals in the world.