The economic system in which a government taxes and regulates businesses heavily, rather than owning the means of production. This allows the government to control and profit from said corporations without the duty of running them.
“Bernie Sanders is not a socialist. He would never suggest that the government should own all businesses”
“No, but he certainly believes in Secondhand Socialism the way he talks of Amazon’s taxes”
“No, but he certainly believes in Secondhand Socialism the way he talks of Amazon’s taxes”
by The Federal Press May 3, 2019
Get the Secondhand Socialismmug. The idea in some new atheist circles that all social, political and religious interactions and beliefs are charlatanism, such as anything related to spirituality, religion and metaphysics is charlatanism, advocating that social and political relations needs to be based on rationality and scientific-technical knowledge.
John believes that all social, political, religious, spiritual and metaphysical related things are forms of charlatanism, and only scientific, technical and rational knowledge for change this situation. John believes social charlatanism is the basis of human society and human history.
by Full Monteirism December 19, 2020
Get the Social Charlatanismmug. New truth category based on subjective social agreement distinct from fact-based truth. It is a form of social agreement that can be labeled as truth irregardless of any association to evidence based objective facts. ie. weights and measures
The measure of truthfuliness on truth social is how many people will accept opinion as fact.
aka bullshit
The measure of truthfuliness on truth social is how many people will accept opinion as fact.
aka bullshit
I saw this post on truth social that up is down and white is black, did you see it?
Yes, I did, if it's on truth social it must be true!
Yes, I did, if it's on truth social it must be true!
by up_is_up May 9, 2023
Get the Truth Socialmug. To commit an act that kills you social life.
example: tagging a crush, that you've never talked to, on a relationship post on facebook.
example: tagging a crush, that you've never talked to, on a relationship post on facebook.
by lemirlo February 6, 2017
Get the Social Suicidemug. The opposite of social climbing, when a person of privilege "let's themself go" to attain gravitas and attention.
(Reverse aspiration)
(Reverse aspiration)
by Oskar Prince June 16, 2019
Get the Social abseilingmug. Umbrella socialism - It is a common illusion that umbrellas are not exclusively personal belongings but socially-owned items that should be shared by anyone else, not just by the supposed owners, contributing to radically reducing a sense of guilt that using others' without any permission is a clear case of theft.
"Hey, that's not your umbrella, is it? I saw that in the umbrella stand at the cafe, when we went in"
"I steal theirs, as they steal mine. That's Umbrella Socialism".
"I steal theirs, as they steal mine. That's Umbrella Socialism".
by Hiroish June 22, 2014
Get the Umbrella Socialismmug. by Social Potato April 25, 2019
Get the Social Potatomug.