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hoosierlib

(710 posts) Sun Jan 31, 2016, 06:51 PM Jan 2016

NEWSFLASH!: To anyone under 40, the word "socialist" means nothing bad... [View all]

So my message to the Democratic Party as a whole it STOP running away from it and own it. Take it back from the right-wingers and define it means for 21st century Americans. Only Baby Boomers believe it is a bad word and that was because they were brainwashed in grade school in order to fight the "Red Threat".

In summary, grow a pair and fight...

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NEWSFLASH!: To anyone under 40, the word "socialist" means nothing bad... [View all] hoosierlib Jan 2016 OP

Ask people over 62 what they think of FDR and his Socialist program SSI ? orpupilofnature57 Jan 2016 #1

I'm 65 and I LiberalElite Jan 2016 #2

Plenty of older folks appreciate Democratic social programs too. n/t DirkGently Jan 2016 #3

Damn straight. This 63 year old life long Democrat is wilsonbooks Jan 2016 #17

NEWSFLASH!! brer cat Jan 2016 #4

A pair of what is sexist. nt thereismore Jan 2016 #10

Would you prefer... hoosierlib Jan 2016 #15

Really? hoosierlib Jan 2016 #22

Your vocabulary is middle school level. brer cat Jan 2016 #23

Lol... hoosierlib Jan 2016 #24

Well, except Young Republicans. I'm a lot older than that, and any Democratic candidate and a lot Hoyt Jan 2016 #5

Many Boomers know the difference between Socialism and Communism. bvar22 Jan 2016 #6

i'm just not sure of that Stargleamer Jan 2016 #7

I'm a boomer and the red scare stuff was always hogwash to me, bring on the socialism! diane in sf Jan 2016 #8

An Accurate Analysis !!!!! orpupilofnature57 Jan 2016 #9

Yep. The Berlin Wall fell in October, 1989. SheilaT Jan 2016 #11

On the other hand, unregulated capitalism led to the Wall Street muntrv Jan 2016 #12

I'm 70 and Socialist has never been the boogie man to me. n/t Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #13

Socialist or Democratic Socialist? hay rick Jan 2016 #14

one person's opinion, backed only by speculation hfojvt Jan 2016 #16

RNCC using this for fundraising: Gabi Hayes Jan 2016 #18

It will be nuts with that kind of symbology and other tactics if Bernie gets the Nom flamingdem Jan 2016 #21

seen the top 10 donors for H and B? lots of commie unions for guess who... Gabi Hayes Jan 2016 #19

But those under 40 also know about Cuba and how there's a fine line flamingdem Jan 2016 #20