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theaocp

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3. The bells have begun ringing in this thread, already...

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2018, 12:44 PM

Jul 2018

For some reason, people keep letting the conservatives frame the discussion. They got our side to argue with them and AGAINST their own created boogieman. It's mental. Here's a prediction: conservatives will find ANOTHER verbal boogieman (or eight!) and our side will slavishly isolate otherwise devoted Democrats to satisfy the right. W.T.F.?

I'm guessing a big tent could actually house all brands of socialist, but that would actually fight the right. Instead, we eat our own. Christ.

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Are you going to be a 'good American' and boo and hiss when you hear "socialist" or "liberal"? [View all] ck4829 Jul 2018 OP

Conservative media is massive manor321 Jul 2018 #1

Socialist is antithetical to capitalism- it's not social democracy and it's bullshit bettyellen Jul 2018 #2

What? That isn't at all true. Markets and socialist programs can exist together as they do in this JCanete Jul 2018 #6

Socialism doesn't just mean having social programs. It means much more than regulating businesses - bettyellen Jul 2018 #8

Yes, it does oberliner Jul 2018 #10

A social democracy is not the same as socialism- sorry but it's just not. bettyellen Jul 2018 #12

Meanings evolve over time oberliner Jul 2018 #13

Falsely describing other nations systems isn't "evolving", it's pedaling fake information... bettyellen Jul 2018 #14

There is a range of socialism, and again, we have socialistic programs in America. So are we JCanete Jul 2018 #11

Our current path promises the death of the social safety net. CentralMass Jul 2018 #9

The bells have begun ringing in this thread, already... theaocp Jul 2018 #3

Right wingers aren't the only ones who are ignorant kcr Jul 2018 #4

Is this hyperbole or a straw man? mia Jul 2018 #5

How about just be a good American and kacekwl Jul 2018 #7