7mo ago

I promise the Republican Party

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I’m more of a practical American socialist than a radical communist (since that’s unlikely to happen here) but it offends me because republicans are just so ignorant. The average Republican essentially has no idea what socialism, communism or fascism actually are, and conservatives have been using this as a scary label for my entire life.
- I’m more of a practical American socialist than a radical communist (since that’s unlikely to happen here)
  Why do you say this? What's a "practical American Socialist?"
  
  practical: I don't have any delusions that the US will implement leftism more extreme than EU style socialist policies any time soon
  American: I'm from the US
  socialist: I feel the government should be involved more in regulating industries, owning certain categories of services, moderating excess wealth, and ensuring the financial/economic well-being of citizens, as opposed to the conservative style which is basically 'well, if you're poor then fuck off'.
  
  practical: I don't have any delusions that the US will implement leftism more extreme than EU style socialist policies any time soon
  The EU doesn't have socialist policies, you're referring to social safety nets.
  socialist: I feel the government should be involved more in regulating industries, owning certain categories of services, moderating excess wealth, and ensuring the financial/economic well-being of citizens, as opposed to the conservative style which is basically 'well, if you're poor then fuck off'.
  So you're talking Social Democracy, like the Nordics, not Socialism.
  
  Not precisely as I mentioned public ownership of some industries and services that are privately owned. Healthcare and drug production would be two good examples.
  
  Those are found in the nordics, that's still dependent on Capitalism as the basis unless you also want to entirely restructure government.
  
  I'd love for the US economic system to somehow be wholly restructured, but incremental improvements are the best we can do currently.
  
  Not really, we have no actual control over policy.
  
  Look, people have been debating the definition of socialism for decades, and you guys are not going to figure out here today on Lemmy World.
  
  its pretty settled actialy, its the worker ownership of the means of production
  
  It's not a debate so much as a propaganda war where every state is lying.
  
  Defeatist (based on observation of fact)
  
  Defeatist because I'm not pushing for full communism or are you referring to something else?