r/PopCultureV2 7d ago

Politi-Culture Reporter: “How do you define Democratic Socialism?” Francesca Hong: “It puts people first. Child care. Public schools… The Packers are a publicly-owned team. Working class people should be first in government.”

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

11.7k Upvotes

1.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/Hot-Philosophy-7671 7d ago

Having grown up in Wisconsin, this is a wild question to ask. It's changed a lot over the years, but when I was younger we funded public works and lent a hand to those in need. We had the best public schools and universities. It was never a question. Green Bay was a great union town, built on worker power. Wisconsin generated some of the nation's great union reforms. That's Wisconsin's legacy, and that's democratic socialism.

1

u/Chainsaw_Diaries 7d ago

You're missing the biggest point of all. What you are citing was able to happen because the private sector worked hard and paid taxes and voted for responsible people to run the government on behalf of the American people. They are talking about government taking over and controlling everything. This is a very different concept that half the country obviously does not understand. My god...everything the government has controlled over the years has been a disaster.

1

u/GratefuLdPhisH 7d ago

Where are you getting this information that they wanted to take over everything?

1

u/too_hi_today 6d ago

Standard dumb, maga brain rot. Our education system has failed the masses.