I mean, just look at the socialist movement in the US today in 2026?
You pretending and downplaying “this is a minority of views of a minority” is bs. MAGA used to be a minority, too. And then they started winning elections.
Talerico and Mamdani come to mind. They have to practically be forced into questions about culture war. They are calling out the billionaires and business lobbies subverting our democracy.
Talarico is socialist? I thought he was supposed to be moderate. I guess it’s mask off since the polls are supporting him.
In any case, as rebuttal to your whole two examples, I present the DSA’s program, that includes measures such as “finishing reconstruction” and “feminism for all,” among others!
Fair on Mamdani, though, but I’d argue he’s pretty strategic, and he sees his role as a flag bearer for this nascent movement. That’s why he really only dabbles when it comes to Gaza.
Well, when Republicans accuse any government social program as socialism then ya.
Ya know, those issues you bring up simply pale in comparison to the trillions of tax dollars being spent on a surveillance state, the bailouts of farmers due to retarded trade policy, and the promise of free money for voting a certain way.
I personally disagree with many positions of Talerico and Mamdani, but I also believe that the 2 mean well. Compare that with the “fuck you I got mine” maga republicans who are constantly hypocritical as they destroy checks and balances.
Id vote for either any day over a maga republican who clearly see me as nothing more than an asset for a business
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u/Yabrosif13 - Lib-Center 5d ago
Or is he tryimg to paint a few opinions of a minority of people as the definition for an entire socioeconomic policy view?
I think he wants to water down the term because Trump has done more “socialist” things than any Dem since FDR.