• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Democrats really need to just lean into the Right’s socialism accusations. Yes, Social Security and Medicare are socialism. So are fire departments and libraries. Normalize it.

    Yeah, Marx would quibble that it’s supposed to describe the economy as a who but who gives a fuck.

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      Roads… bridges… Food subsidies… Oil subsidies…

      Anyone whos bought a gallon of gas in the last 110 years is and has been a welfare queen. Man up and create your own power, hook up your own panels, be independent!

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        Roads… bridges… Food subsidies… Oil subsidies…

        That’s just public spending. Every government does it. Socialism is more than infrastructure and subsidies. It’s when the people doing the work own the means of production. “Own” as in “have meaningful control of,” not just nominal ownership.

        Man up and create your own power, hook up your own panels, be independent!

        You’re getting a lot closer with that.