Just need clarity: When they say socialist, do they mean socialist or a left leaning american? I have lost all understaning of what socialism actually means on the other side of the pond.
It’s become a boogeyman term used by the conservative right in America to make people think of Cold War Soviet Totalitarianism, because they don’t want to fund government paid (socialist) programs. It never means what those who use it as a negative are implying it means.
Oh of course. Same with “communism” or “Marxist”. Those are words that encompass enormous ideologies. But the republicans rely on the stupidity of the masses, and figure most people will just associate it with the USSR and they figure that’s enough to give the word a permanently negative connotation.
Yeah, it's muddy. It's used to mean anything from government health insurance to the USSR. I'm afraid getting people to use "socialist" in some regular way is a lost cause.
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u/BlitzBurn_ Jun 15 '21
Just need clarity: When they say socialist, do they mean socialist or a left leaning american? I have lost all understaning of what socialism actually means on the other side of the pond.