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34. After two Red Scares, the Palmer Raids, COINTELPRO,

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 08:38 PM

Apr 2015

the authoritarianism of Stalin and Mao, right-wing misinformation and outright propaganda, it's no wonder socialism wasn't able to build on its early success in America last century (pre-WWI).

It's long over due for the left in this country to reclaim democratic socialism and start making a case for it again.

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If you call yourself a socialist today, almost nobody in the US will vote for you [View all] struggle4progress Apr 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Apr 2015 #1

Have a nice day struggle4progress Apr 2015 #9

Many, many voters are going to absolutely love democrank Apr 2015 #2

Yep. nt cyberswede Apr 2015 #25

People love Bernie's message. Are they more scared of a populist or corporations? appalachiablue Apr 2015 #29

Makes you wonder more socialists are not elected, huh. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #3

"If you call yourself a socialist today, almost nobody in the US will vote for you darkangel218 Apr 2015 #4

Gauge the grassroots strength of political tendencies by looking locally struggle4progress Apr 2015 #6

Hillary is trying to scramble to Bernie's left at least rhetorically Fumesucker Apr 2015 #5

Only one way to change that Scootaloo Apr 2015 #7

FDR Great Socialist and Democrat . orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #8

One needs a somewhat peculiar view to regard FDR as a socialist struggle4progress Apr 2015 #11

Social Security ? orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #13

Do you know who invented social security? former9thward Apr 2015 #19

How much longer for ours ? But thanks I didn't know that . orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #23

That's correct, the establishmnent realpolitk leader Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) created appalachiablue Apr 2015 #36

No, actually, we are not going to argue this back and forth. djean111 Apr 2015 #10

And that, my friends, is why the US of A is so totally fucked up, and Zorra Apr 2015 #12

Saying that your opinion is a fact doesn't actually make it a fact. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #14

How many elected socialists are there in your city government? county government? struggle4progress Apr 2015 #17

Hmm, as many as have run? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #18

Maybe you should. former9thward Apr 2015 #20

The usual reason nobody runs against a candidate is because nobody else expects to win struggle4progress Apr 2015 #22

Again, what 'people expect' doesn't actually mean it's true. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #24

well, if that's ever to change voters need t cali Apr 2015 #15

strip the labels, and poll people on policy.. frylock Apr 2015 #16

Pretty close to where I grew up. stone space Apr 2015 #21

Red scare, McCarthyism, and 75 years of fascist propaganda did great damage PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #26

+ 1000 orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #27

The Red Scare, McCarthyism, and decades of propaganda did indeed create the situation struggle4progress Apr 2015 #31

It's long past time to reverse that trend! arcane1 Apr 2015 #28

It doesn't help Jamaal510 Apr 2015 #30

IMO, Sanders team should link his socialism to Einstein and Henry Wallace blm Apr 2015 #32

Is that the best you got? TBF Apr 2015 #33

After two Red Scares, the Palmer Raids, COINTELPRO, deutsey Apr 2015 #34

Bernie has never had trouble winning elections. Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #35