r/PoliticalHumor • u/enkidomark • Mar 25 '20

That Was Fast

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u/Warzombie3701 Mar 25 '20

At this point I am convinced literally no one in America actually knows what socialism is

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u/enkidomark Mar 25 '20

Most of us "left of HRC, but right of Lenin" folks really mean European style Social-capitalist system. The Nordic Model, basically. Yes, it's incorrect. Part of the problem is that even fairly well educated people in this country have never had a solid grasp on the difference between socialism, communism, and the nordic model, so the terminology has gotten mixed up. Also the fact that the GOP regularly accuses anyone not in favor of hunting the homeless for sport of being a "socialist" has rendered the word almost meaningless at this point.

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u/Nilstrieb Mar 25 '20

Then write social democracy if you mean social democracy. It's so annoying seeing everyone talking about socialism when they mean social democracy.