Barack Obama is a friggin' socialist. How could all you people vote for him? You people are so dumb that you don't even know what socialism is. This country is going to Hell--er, rather--more Hell... Hell level 2.
by Sloppy Genius March 28, 2009
Get the Socialist mug.A political ideology which has been applied at many different levels and with many different results. It has evolved over time and has influenced many other ideologies (such as National Socialism, Communism and moderate Liberal Capitalism, Anarchists also ocassionaly refer to themselves as liberal socialists).
Modern socialist ideas are normally based on re-distribution of wealth by means of a progressive taxation system. For example providing a minimum wage for workers and health benfits in times of sickness.
Although socialism has traditionally been associated with public ownership, many Socialist governments (such as the British Labour Party under Tony Blair) now favour a system of "democratic capitalism" where the government and the market co-operate to provide basic services and living standards to the citizens of a country. See also The Third Way.
Socialism is also associated with unionisation, stemming from a belief that workers should not be exploited by artificialy created market conditions. However the intensity of this belief does seem to vary widley across different groups of socialists.
Modern socialist ideas are normally based on re-distribution of wealth by means of a progressive taxation system. For example providing a minimum wage for workers and health benfits in times of sickness.
Although socialism has traditionally been associated with public ownership, many Socialist governments (such as the British Labour Party under Tony Blair) now favour a system of "democratic capitalism" where the government and the market co-operate to provide basic services and living standards to the citizens of a country. See also The Third Way.
Socialism is also associated with unionisation, stemming from a belief that workers should not be exploited by artificialy created market conditions. However the intensity of this belief does seem to vary widley across different groups of socialists.
Arthur Scargill's style of socialism is only one of many interpretations, and differs from Tony Blair's style of socialism.
by Flame August 29, 2003
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A rag worn by the all-knowing members of ISO (International Socialist Organization) usually red checker-type pattern, sometimes black. It's actually called a keffiyeh but who the fuck cares what it's called? You look like a badass rebel!!!
Ken: Yo Pete, what is that thing strangling you?
Pete: Oh that? It's my new socialist scarf!
Ken" Gee Pete! I didn't realize you were cool enough to be apart of such a beautiful and meaningful display of personal beliefs!
Passerbyer:WTF mates?
Pete: Oh that? It's my new socialist scarf!
Ken" Gee Pete! I didn't realize you were cool enough to be apart of such a beautiful and meaningful display of personal beliefs!
Passerbyer:WTF mates?
by orvilleredenbacher April 11, 2009
Get the socialist scarf mug.Dumbass who believes that poor people need the government to help them by taxing the hell out of the population, making everyone poor in the process.
by Mman2000 December 15, 2003
Get the Socialist mug.1. A derogatory term used by ignorant U.S. rightwingers to describe the forms of affordable and efficient health care practiced in Canada and many parts of Europe and elsewhere. Originally coined in the 1950s to defeat any proposal to limit the rights of doctors and insurance and drug companies in the U.S. to profit from disease and human misery.
2. Any proposal advanced by a Democrat or anyone else on the left to improve the ruinously expensive and inefficient U.S. health care system.
2. Any proposal advanced by a Democrat or anyone else on the left to improve the ruinously expensive and inefficient U.S. health care system.
1. "I don't care if people live longer and healthier lives in Canada. That shit is socialized medicine, and it takes away my right to go bankrupt and die when my insurance company pulls the plug."
2. "Hillary's health care plan was a give-away to the drug companies and the HMOs."
"I don't care. She's a Democrat, so her plan was really socialized medicine."
2. "Hillary's health care plan was a give-away to the drug companies and the HMOs."
"I don't care. She's a Democrat, so her plan was really socialized medicine."
by Max Debord December 15, 2008
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Get the Socialist mug.A system that is causing mass unemployment in European "utopias," where the perfect free healthcare system is inefficient and lacking in innovation.
by Anonymous October 16, 2003
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