Pence continues White House, GOP push to paint Dems as socialists

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Vice President Mike Pence warned a conservative audience Friday that allowing Democrats to gain more power would mean allowing them to enact “tired” policies that amount to socialism.

“Over the next 20 months, we have a decision to make, will we re-elect a president who is making America great again?” Pence asked. “Or will we let America take a hard left turn?”

The crowd roared boos.

“Under the guise of Medicare for All and a Green New Deal, Democrats are embracing the same tired economic theories that have impoverished nations and stifled the liberties of millions over the past century,” Pence said to applause. “That system is socialism.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-continues-white-house-gop-push-to-paint-dems-as-socialists/ar-BBUg0JK?li=BBnb7Kz

Did you know Jesus was a socialist Mike? At least that's what I was told in my Catecism class.

But then I forgot. You abandoned that for voodoo evangelism where they believe all one has to do is say you accept Jesus and presto changeo you're saved and all wrong doing you've done or will do is automatically be erased.

[Me.]

1. Such A 'Decent' Guy!

[Bleacher Creature]

2. I'm really nervous about this line of attack.

I mean, I get that it hasn't worked for Republicans for the last NINETY YEARS, but it's bound to work any day now!!!

[In It to Win It]

3. I like how they pretend they don't like socialism

[area51]

4. Pence likes

Supply Side Jesus.

[Vinca]

5. I demand an end to the socialist farm subsidies enacted because of tariffs.

[pnwmom]

6. They don't have to paint Dems as socialists when so many Dems proudly brand themselves

as socialists.

Putting the word "Democratic" in front of "Socialists" changes little.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_socialism

Democratic socialism is a political philosophy that advocates political democracy alongside social ownership of the means of production,[1] with an emphasis on self-management and democratic management of economic institutions within a market or some form of decentralized planned socialist economy.[2]

Democratic socialists hold that capitalism is inherently incompatible with what they hold to be the democratic values of liberty, equality and solidarity; and that these ideals can only be achieved through the realization of a socialist society. Democratic socialism can be supportive of either revolutionary or reformist politics as a means to establish socialism.[3]

The term democratic socialism is sometimes used synonymously with socialism, but the adjective democratic is sometimes used to distinguish democratic socialists from Marxist–Leninist-inspired socialism which to some is viewed as being non-democratic in practice.[4][5] Democratic socialists oppose the Stalinist political system and Soviet economic model, rejecting the perceived authoritarian form of governance and highly centralized command economy that took form in the Soviet Union and other socialist states in the early 20th century.[6]

Democratic socialism is further distinguished from social democracy on the basis that democratic socialists are committed to systemic transformation of the economy from capitalism to socialism whereas social democracy is supportive of reforms to capitalism.[7] In contrast to social democrats, democratic socialists believe that reforms aimed at addressing social inequalities and state interventions aimed at suppressing the economic contradictions of capitalism will only see them emerge elsewhere in a different guise. As socialists, democratic socialists believe that the systemic issues of capitalism can only be solved by replacing the capitalist system with a socialist system—i.e. by replacing private ownership with social ownership of the means of production.