What the rest of the world calls social democracy. Much like American football, we’ve created our own definition. After years of political scientists cringing at misuse of the word, people are throwing their hands up, and accepting that in the US, socialism means something completely different than it does literally anywhere else.
Person 1: I thought socialists wanted to “seize the means of production.”
Person 2: Bernie advocates American democratic socialism. He doesn’t want any of that.
Person 2: Bernie advocates American democratic socialism. He doesn’t want any of that.
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A socialist is a parasite who believes in progress and other such scams.
They're often atheists or hide their hate for God under the disguise of scientism.
What this is really hiding is self-hate accumulated after years of unsuccessful attempts to contribute something, anything of real value to this world that people, someone, anyone would be ready to pay for.
A socialist is a parasite who believes in progress and other such scams.
They're often atheists or hide their hate for God under the disguise of scientism.
What this is really hiding is self-hate accumulated after years of unsuccessful attempts to contribute something, anything of real value to this world that people, someone, anyone would be ready to pay for.
Adolf Hitler was a national-socialist.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.
Venezuela is a socialist utopia where a roll of toilet paper costs them 3 month of wage.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.
Venezuela is a socialist utopia where a roll of toilet paper costs them 3 month of wage.
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Get the Socialist mug.An economic policy that takes from the people and gives to corporations.
This is the ideological opposite of a Democratic Socialist, that keeps a free-market economy but with strong efficient social safety nets.
A Corporate Socialist ultimately wants to make sure that the vast majority >99% of created wealth continues to go to large corporations.
This is the ideological opposite of a Democratic Socialist, that keeps a free-market economy but with strong efficient social safety nets.
A Corporate Socialist ultimately wants to make sure that the vast majority >99% of created wealth continues to go to large corporations.
Corporate Socialism is executive bonuses and stock buybacks for large corporations.
Democratic Socialism is investing in your people for a better, stronger, and cheaper future.
US President 45 is a corporate socialist.
Democratic Socialism is investing in your people for a better, stronger, and cheaper future.
US President 45 is a corporate socialist.
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by Aoori October 10, 2018
Get the Socialising mug.A philosophy-turned-governmental-ideology, usually mistaken for Stalinist/Leninist-Communist. This philosophy, although greatly misunderstood, is nothing more that the belief that the strong, the capable, and the powerful shoul support those too weak to support themselves. This philosophy, created by Karl Marx, was meant to be the fundamental building block for a utopian society, but was later taken up by a man named Lenin, who twisted and warped the pure isea of Socialism and turned it into Leninist-Communism. Later adopted by Joseph Stalin, who made the idea of Socialism a cruel cycle of death, hatred, and intolerence.
I try to be the best Marxist-Socialist I can be by using my wealth and strength for the purpose of helping out those who are in need.
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By paying five hundred pounds in Tax and a further one hundred and ninety in national insurance Mr Smith was subsidising two households where the occupants were second and third generations of people who had never worked and claimed benefits.
This is due to the cause of socialism, and it's Marxist roots. People who have had an overprivelidged childhood and feel guilty about it or those who feel like the world owes them a living generally vote in this way, for a socialist party.
ii. The Livingstonian bus (expensive and pointless)
iii. A purchase made to benefit the few.
iv. The idea that the state and not individuals are responsible for their actions.
This is due to the cause of socialism, and it's Marxist roots. People who have had an overprivelidged childhood and feel guilty about it or those who feel like the world owes them a living generally vote in this way, for a socialist party.
ii. The Livingstonian bus (expensive and pointless)
iii. A purchase made to benefit the few.
iv. The idea that the state and not individuals are responsible for their actions.
by Andrew Kirk October 16, 2008
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