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shanny

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8. Same day Obama did---according to goopers. Some people missed it, it was so extreme.

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Mon Mar 4, 2019, 09:34 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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When Did Everyone Become a Socialist? [View all] applegrove Mar 2019 OP

Socialism isn't becoming more popular. Capitalism is becoming less popular and Kurt V. Mar 2019 #1

Now that's an interesting perspective. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #2

It's actually what recent polling indicates nt FBaggins Mar 2019 #27

Failures of the libertarian Free Market & Neoliberal economic policies TheRealNorth Mar 2019 #3

When a Democratic candidate for President finally showed Democrats they don't have to run from it. denverbill Mar 2019 #4

Bernie's run did little to change minds where socialism is concerned nationally. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #6

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Lol BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #48

Who's everyone? mia Mar 2019 #5

Socialist is the new "N" word, that way conservatives can hate people of all skin tones. Thomas Hurt Mar 2019 #7

Kamala Harris: "I'm A Progressive Democrat... I'm Not A Socialist" mia Mar 2019 #10

Yes and I'm glad she said it. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #33

Same day Obama did---according to goopers. Some people missed it, it was so extreme. shanny Mar 2019 #8

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So Sweden, Denmark , Norway and Finland are all about insalubrious anger? Interesting. hedda_foil Mar 2019 #12

None of those are socialist countries. They are all liberal democracies with capitalist economic... CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #13

And that's exactly what the Democratic Socialists are advocating. hedda_foil Mar 2019 #15

No one is accusing them of being intelligent. OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #18

No. Democratic Socialism and Social Democracy are very different ideologies. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #21

Says you! Actual Democratic Socialists say they are the same. earthshine Mar 2019 #23

LOL. Sure. Not remotely similar ideologies. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #24

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Here are two links to two good Wikipedia articles. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #28

LOL. It boils down to this ... earthshine Mar 2019 #29

Under Jeremy Corbyn part of the UK Labour Party is comprised of Democratic Socialists. For sure. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #30

Like a lot of people who throw the term out there BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #49

No it is not. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #25

Interesting? Do you not care that their people are being crushed under the heel of socialism?? Autumn Mar 2019 #14

Not socialism. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #22

There is no 100% pure economic philosophy. LanternWaste Mar 2019 #44

It isn't a matter of "purity," those things are not socialism. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #45

So you want to dismantle Medicare and Social Security then just like the Republicans? denverbill Mar 2019 #17

Social Security isn't socialism. Why use right-wing talking points for great liberal achievements? CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #46

"Why use right wing talking points for great liberal achievements" BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #50

What private entity owns Medicare and Social Security? denverbill Mar 2019 #53

Taxes that are generaled from wealth created by an advanced capitalist economy. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #54

Maybe it works that way in the circles on the other side of the Rubicon. denverbill Mar 2019 #55

All civilizations have taxes, if that's your point. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #56

What the fuck is this? Why the SNIP? OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #16

Political Wire is a news aggregator. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #19

I like the articles political wire aggregates. So I give them the traffic applegrove Mar 2019 #31

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"Socialism was appealing not because it promised equality but because it looked like liberation." betsuni Mar 2019 #32

I'm a FDR - JFK, Democrat, plain and simple. demosincebirth Mar 2019 #34

I'm a FDR - JFK, Democrat, plain and simple. And both demosincebirth Mar 2019 #35

Socialism is the new communism. It's a universal boogeyman that engenders fear LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2019 #36

Totally agree stevil Mar 2019 #38

Fuck that stevil Mar 2019 #37

We were always here. Waiting for the collapse Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #39

"We were always here. Waiting for the collapse of our party's surrender to neoliberalism." betsuni Mar 2019 #40

Lulzd. Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #41

"I know also, said Candide, that we must cultivate our garden. betsuni Mar 2019 #42

The socialist label still does not test well and would hurt the Democratic nominee if he embraces it Gothmog Mar 2019 #43

exactly GatoGordo Mar 2019 #47

When Americans started using this... SummerSnow Mar 2019 #51

"The left" and "socialism" are intimately connected throughout the world. David__77 Mar 2019 #52

People like social programs and regulated competitive markets IronLionZion Mar 2019 #57