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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReceived this from mike pence, so THIS is where they're going:
'Democrats are TOTALLY out of touch with the American people.
Take the Official Socialism Approval Poll before 11:59 PM TONIGHT to let President Trump know what you think of Democrats SOCIALIST agenda.'
I didn't open it, of course.
AllaN01Bear
(18,016 posts)JHB
(37,157 posts)"Word to throw at Democrats that covers anything insufficiently conservative or which I just plain don't like."
struggle4progress
(118,237 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,167 posts)I'll bet she did.
Coleman
(853 posts)Loaded questions, but I chose socialism for each question.
The catch: you have to donate to Trump for you responses to be counted. Didn't donate.
elleng
(130,769 posts)No surprise, they want $.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,167 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,110 posts)making the idea of socialism respectable again. Socialism might be a toxic term within the billionaires clubs and among the Republican apparat, but I think the Hoover-McCarthy-Reagan tabu is wearing out as more and more Americans realize that running government like a business and privatization here in the USA is as often as not an open invitation to corruption and theft.
TheRealNorth
(9,471 posts)Go on the offense on what's wrong with the economy and how Trump and his buddies are looting the country. Except for Sanders, none of them are Socialists, and Bernie can handle himself.
Vogon_Glory
(9,110 posts)of former Soviet Communist Party leaders and their buddies who looted their countries assets after the fall of the Soviet Union wouldnt hurt either.
leftstreet
(36,101 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,075 posts)push the whole "Democrats want to force socialism on you " narrative. Unfortunately, those who wouldn't know a socialist if one came up and punched them in the face will fall for that shit. Which, sadly, is a huge part of the citizenry, thanks to the GOP's destroying of our education system.
elleng
(130,769 posts)We're 'f'd, without some SERIOUS 'education.'
CrispyQ
(36,424 posts)Why is it socialism when we help the family down the street, but it's good business when we bail out the crooked banksters or mismanaged auto companies? We don't have a capitalistic system, we have a predatory capitalistic system.
Privatized Profits and Socialized Risk, for the Corporations;
You're On Your Own, for the People.
If only we had a few dozen radio stations to combat the hours & hours of hate radio that blankets rural America with lies & misinformation. A smart party would not have let hate radio go unchallenged for over 30 years.
captain queeg
(10,104 posts)The commentator was hysterically warning about the communist-moslem conspiracy. I didnt know the two worked together or shared goals. Reminded me of Hitler always talking about the Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy, two other groups that were unrelated. I guess the key is find the two scariest bogeymen and combine them into one super scary threat.