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I mean how come you poor white guys not like socialism? In socialism we have free healthcare, free food, free housing, free transportation. Equality is everywhere! You guys need to wake up from 1990 truly.
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Anonymous 14w

Poor white guys used to love socialism 100 years ago. Coal wars in the Appalachians, farmers collectives in the Midwest, and Italian anarchists in New York. But then the red scare happened and the propaganda sunk in. They were taught that socialism = authoritarianism, and that never taxing rich people would somehow make them wealthy.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

Taxing is not enough, we need to seize their entire wealth and evenly distribute it to working class like us

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

100 years ago there was no socialism.

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Anonymous 14w

we live in authoritarianism piss brain

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Anonymous 14w

Not actually “seize” (you can already do that), but more like nationalize companies that are critical to the economy. Which is ironically what Trump has done a little bit, despite being against socialism 💀

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 14w

If you don’t seize, there is always be an exit for the rich.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14w

What? Socialist ideas had already for 80 years by that point and there were multiple recently founded but not long-lived socialist states and also the Soviet Union??? Is this that shit where we quibble about the definition of socialism or some other thing.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

Socialism isn't communism. USSR was communism. Socialism is modern day Europe. You said 100 years ago and now you say 80. Pick a date socialism existed in the 40s and 50s which most people believe is the hay day of America.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

You remind me of this

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14w

I was referring to the 1920s being 80 years into socialism existing as a concept. Okay so it’s the shit where we quibble about the definitions until the words don’t mean anything anymore gotcha. Okay if we go with the definition of socialism as in meaning a social safety net like Europe (which many people will disagree with mind you myself included) then you would include the labor governments of Britain and Australia which were in power 100 years ago

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14w

I’m kind of impressed you’re misunderstanding me that badly if you think I’m one of the dumbasses who thinks the Nazis were socialists

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

I'm sorry but 100 year ago the pure wealth inequality and lobbying didn't exist. We're talking about US politics. This is a US Politics only board. I don't give a fuck about 100 years ago.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14w

Now I’m just confused what you were even saying then. Socialist groups existed in America 100 years ago (like the Socialist Party of America). You said socialism didn’t exist 100 years ago, so I pointed out governments in case you meant governments. And then you say you only meant the United States? So socialism has never existed as a concept because America has never had a socialist government? What?

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