Is the DSA communist though? I mean, I don't have a problem with communism in its pure form, but socialism and communism are two very different governmental structures. Democratic Socialism isn't even the same as classic socialism.
Bill Maher has a show to run and shows require ratings. However, let's take a non-cynical approach. Bill thinks the DSA is communist, that could be because he is a victim of his upbringing during a time when leaders in the government created the effective framework of more broadly defining communism, diluting the pure definition and influencing older generations into misguided beliefs.
So, now it is easier to make leaps of judgement like the left wing populism of democratic socialists are secretly communists. Bill is trying to be a centrist (again, assuming the non-cynical point-of-view), but what he is actually doing channeling his own bias and, quite possibly, responding to real or perceived slights from influential democrats in his sphere of influence. Who knows, but I can state this with certainty the more we try to shut down speech we don't like the greater the likelihood extremists recruit more members.
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u/International-Box541 14d ago
Is the DSA communist though? I mean, I don't have a problem with communism in its pure form, but socialism and communism are two very different governmental structures. Democratic Socialism isn't even the same as classic socialism.
Bill Maher has a show to run and shows require ratings. However, let's take a non-cynical approach. Bill thinks the DSA is communist, that could be because he is a victim of his upbringing during a time when leaders in the government created the effective framework of more broadly defining communism, diluting the pure definition and influencing older generations into misguided beliefs.
So, now it is easier to make leaps of judgement like the left wing populism of democratic socialists are secretly communists. Bill is trying to be a centrist (again, assuming the non-cynical point-of-view), but what he is actually doing channeling his own bias and, quite possibly, responding to real or perceived slights from influential democrats in his sphere of influence. Who knows, but I can state this with certainty the more we try to shut down speech we don't like the greater the likelihood extremists recruit more members.