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Stargleamer

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7. i'm just not sure of that

Reply to hoosierlib (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 07:15 PM

Jan 2016

I think the extreme right in this country have been so successful in equating socialist with Stalinism, that they're bound to hear a biased message of what socialism means when they ask their elders or others.

OTOH, it seems that more and more young people are no longer shying away from the word "feminist", and that does my heart good.

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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