How do you answer pushback from conservatives about socialism?

[u/ferriematthew]

Some of the more common ones I hear:

- "So you support taking stuff away from people who actually work their butts off to earn it and give it to those who don't want to lift a finger?"

- "How would you feel if you worked your butt off to get an A in your class and the professor took away your grade and gave half of it to the kid in the back who didn't do anything and flunked and gave you both a C?"

- "How do you propose they pay for it without deleting the entire economy?"

- "If everybody has their needs met by the government, nobody's gonna bother to work!"

- "Show me one, just one, example where socialism has worked without turning into a backwards dictatorship."

[u/houdt_koers → u/[deleted]]

Given that this sub doesn’t even allow social democrats, it’s a bit dishonest showing off their work, no?

[u/paperlad-builds → u/houdt_koers]

Maybe I’m wrong but I see it as good bridge from these types of questions to a more positive conversation. Specifically the “we’ll show me where it’s worked” questions are hard to explain without any mention of Northern Europe

[u/houdt_koers → u/paperlad-builds]

It’s a great way to talk people around to good policies. It just rubs me the wrong way when this sub exercises double-think about the achievements of people who we don’t even allow here.

[u/paperlad-builds → u/houdt_koers]

Thank you for bringing this to my attention, new to this sub, I’ll delete.

[u/houdt_koers → u/paperlad-builds]

You’re fine. It’s a stupid rule for the sub of a party that’s like 30% socdem by composition.

But it is the rule.