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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Tue Nov 24, 2015, 03:32 PM Nov 2015

5 ways America is already socialist

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5 ways America is already socialist (Original Post) Playinghardball Nov 2015 OP

NO ONE is denying that there's socialism in the United States - well, maybe except for Republicans. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #1

"Socialism is as American as apple pie bought at a Walmart with food stamps" KansDem Nov 2015 #2

Who said young folks weren't interested in politics. Gregorian Nov 2015 #3

How wonderful to see such an aware young woman. Gives me hope! nt Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #4

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

1. NO ONE is denying that there's socialism in the United States - well, maybe except for Republicans.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 03:37 PM

Nov 2015

What we have is a hybrid, comparable to EU and Nordic countries, only weaker on the socialism side than the other countries. That's what we need to strengthen.

Our Republic is a social democracy: a hybrid that has both capitalism and socialism.

So yeah, there's socialism in this country.