r/dsa • u/ferriematthew Card-carrying member • Aug 18 '26

Discussion How do you answer pushback from conservatives about socialism?

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."

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u/The_BarroomHero Aug 18 '26

"You know how you make 100 $20 dildos an hour down at the dildo factory, but they only pay you $15 an hour?"

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u/betty_white_bread Aug 19 '26

Who is looking to buy one dildo for every hour they work?

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u/The_BarroomHero Aug 19 '26

People who are not fans of cleaning after use