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Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

One of things that annoys me most is people on the Left who act like the overwhelming majority of people in the country agree with them.

According to the best estimate I’ve seen, 44% of the people “somewhat agree” with Socialism, and about 6% are “strongly” in favor of Socialism.

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xmunk@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
I’m not certain what your point is - we’re not talking about socialism here and that word is a misunderstood flashpoint to Americans. If you ask Americans if they want to live in a socialist country I wouldn’t be surprised if only 6% said yes - but when you describe Scandinavian democratic socialism purely by stating policy stances it tends to be pretty popular.

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- Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  And yet, Obamacare barely passed and Trump managed to pass a huge tax cut for the rich.
  
  Look how many people were outraged when AOC wore a dress that said ‘Tax The Rich.’
  
  I wish I was in the majority, but I know I’m not.
  
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