@Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social Just remember you have to be able to be electable regardless of how liberal you’d like to be. Democrats have been hindered by this reality for decades. 🤔
I don't want to be liberal. I'm a socialist.
I'm a socialist.
I am definitely not liberal. I find it insulting when I am mistaken for one.
I don't share political views with Hilary Clinton / Joe Biden / etc. I find them to be enablers of the right wing.
Maybe this can help you understand.
@selzero @Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social I looked up some definitions, and I’ll agmit that I did not realize socialism in some defs, included collective ownership, which I’m not sold on. So I admit there is a difference. I was thinking in terms of social benefit, social safety nets, medical programs, education, housing and substinance.
Please describe why you are insulted if mistaken as liberal. A difference I see is private ownership, depending on def used.
https://www.wordnik.com/words/liberalism
https://www.wordnik.com/words/socialism
My definition of socialism linked (more on the thread)
I'm not against markets or private ownership. I believe all our systems should be resources to benefit mankind, instead of mankind being a resource to benefit our systems.
Sometimes markets and private ownership are good.
The insulting part: 2 things and I believe we have a Stockholm Syndrome blindness to them.
1- Normalizing the right by compromising on things.For example. Obama should have gone all out and put in place a universal healthcare system. He should have pushed the system to it's limits in the same way the right is doing about abortion. But he caved to corporate pressure. This compromising with the philosophy that human health is an economic resource is barbaric.
2- Putting the requirements of the systems above the requirements of the people.
Liberals fall inline with industry groups and money, in pursuit of short term profits ahead of human well-being and even long term growth.
Healthcare is a good example, as is adult education.
Freeing people of student debt not only has an up side to their well being, an educated adult population will create economic growth in the long term. But no, the libs won't have it.
The socialists trapped in the DEM party such as Sanders and AOC will push for these things.
The liberals will pay it lip service.
Then they will blame the right and claim they have to compromise.
Meanwhile falling on a middle ground their sponsors conveniently asked them to land on in the first place.
It's insulting to be considered the same as these opportunistic powermongers.
@selzero @Huntn00 @Radical_EgoCom my personal favorite is when they go ahead and blame other Democrats for not being able to get anything done but then scream at us that we should “vote blue no matter who”. How’s that working out for us so far?
@maggiemaybe @selzero @Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social I’m not making excuses. Look at political parties, the balance in Congress, relative level of integrity,, your preference of direction, and make a choice based on who is competitive, ie can get elected. Red has broken bad. Right now blue is the only choice, unless you want to watch the USA likely turn into United Fascist States of America or possibly break apart. And if this is our fate so be it. I’m closer to the end so it will be the young folks headache 🤔
