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Oopsie Daisy

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13. It's hard to get away from when some use the word "socialist" when self-describing their politics.

Reply to jalan48 (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 04:50 PM

Jan 2025

It's just an invitation for those individuals to be characterized negatively and then by association, the entire Democratic party. I wonder if there is a solution to that. I just don't know what it is.

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Good point! yardwork Jan 2025 #8

It's hard to get away from when some use the word "socialist" when self-describing their politics. Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #13

The problem is that Americans have been conditioned by Republicans and big corporations to react negatively. jalan48 Jan 2025 #16

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Thank you! yardwork Jan 2025 #18

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