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8. Most Americans are too ignorant to understand there are different types of socialism.

Sun Aug 10, 2025, 07:36 PM

Aug 10

Others know this and deliberately try to spread disinformation and fear monger, the 1950s wants its Red Scare back.

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Most Americans wouldn't know socialism if: [View all] applegrove Aug 10 OP

Social Security is an insurance program... Oopsie Daisy Aug 10 #1

Point is the USA is a mixed market like most other countries. applegrove Aug 10 #2

Oh. Was THAT the point? Oopsie Daisy Aug 10 #3

Where markets fail, social programs can fix the situation. The GOP applegrove Aug 10 #4

Okay. Oopsie Daisy Aug 10 #5

Liberal and liberty come from the same root. The Wizard Aug 10 #7

All government jobs The Wizard Aug 10 #6

And does better than my retirement "income" at the job. GreenWave Aug 10 #9

Our largest socialistic spending is the military. alittlelark Aug 10 #10