"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,'.....

[marmar]

....... they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened."


- Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for president, in 1944.

[Hello_Kitty]

1. Well, we've already socialized the banks. eom

[Avalux]

2. That's cool with me.

Cause you know what? Corporate fascism sure ain't working.

[ulysses]

3. fuck Norman and his opinion of the American people.

[marmar]

4. You think being called a socialist is a perjorative?

[ulysses]

no.

I have no interest in sneaking anything in on my neighbors.

[readmoreoften]

7. Here here.

[Critters2]

9. We tried unbridled capitalism.

It doesn't seem to have worked. I'm open to other options.

[ulysses]

13. as am I.

I think that plenty of areas of public life should be socialized. Just call it what it is.

[ReliantJ]

5. His son wants him to shut up

[IntravenousDemilo]

12. Who is his son? n/m

[TBF]

15. He died in 1968 so mission accomplished on that. n/t

[Occam Bandage]

6. I do hope it works out that way. nt

[Glorfindel]

8. Well, it would be better than the present system

which amounts to socialism for the wealthy, free enterprise for everyone else.

[readmoreoften]

10. I really don't think corporations would ever let that happen.

Instead they call the post office "socialist" and we get nothing and go further right. Sorry, but when it comes to "sneakin' it past the people" the RW and their funding will always win. That's why I prefer the revolutionary/transformative variety of socialism to the "we can sneak it in under the capitalists noses and they'll disappear" variety. It just makes no sense. We have to confront these fuckers. I think people like and respect that.

[IntravenousDemilo]

11. Not that there's anything wrong with that. n/m

[ulysses]

14. with socialism, no.

[IntravenousDemilo]

16. Exactly. n/m