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davidpdx

(22,000 posts) Fri Oct 16, 2015, 01:52 AM Oct 2015

5 Ways America Is Already Socialist

Oh my god SOCIALISM!!! That dirty nasty word. It's funny to hear even some DUers repeat the right-wing talking points. How about debunking them:

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5 Ways America Is Already Socialist (Original Post) davidpdx Oct 2015 OP

All schools, police, fire, ambulance, aircraft, roads, hospitals are socialists elmac Oct 2015 #1

What Right-Wing Talking Points erpowers Oct 2015 #2

There have been plenty of threads discussing Sander's socialist views davidpdx Oct 2015 #3

elmac

(4,642 posts)

1. All schools, police, fire, ambulance, aircraft, roads, hospitals are socialists

Reply to davidpdx (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 10:47 AM

Oct 2015

Anything that survives under government regulations is socialist, anything that uses US airspace, land, water is socialist, anything that is paid for by tax payer money is socialist, everything including corporate subsidies is socialist.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)

2. What Right-Wing Talking Points

Reply to davidpdx (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 01:01 PM

Oct 2015

Can you list some of the talking points for me? I am just interested in knowing what DUers are saying about Socialism. I will point out that I am not a fan of Socialism, even though I know there are elements of Socialism in America.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

3. There have been plenty of threads discussing Sander's socialist views

Reply to erpowers (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 09:14 PM

Oct 2015

Comments ranging from he's too far left, a socialist could never get elected, Americans don't believe in socialism, etc.

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