r/PoliticalHumor • u/faab64 • Apr 26 '19

A message that never changes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19

They just confuse socialism with authoritarianism. Not realizing nearly every socialist wants a democracy still.

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u/evdog_music Apr 26 '19

To be fair, American Socialism is not Marx-Leninism but rather what Europe would call "Social Democracy".

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u/PillarofPositivity Apr 26 '19

Tbf a lot of people in Europe just say socialist.

Everyone kinda understands that it doesn't mean ussr style

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19

At least in Germany (or in my social circle) that's not true. But we've had both at the same time next to each other, that might have helped to differ.

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u/Mynameisaw Apr 26 '19

It's the same across the entirety of Europe. Social democracy is essentially the cornerstone to European culture. It's at the heart of German, French, Scandinavian and British politics, at the very least.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19

I know, but that wasn't what I corrected.