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ELI5 What is the hate against socialism? I mean doesn't it mean a system where the people take care of themselves and neighbors? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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[–] 21 points 11 months ago (4 children)

decades of red scare propaganda and purposefully sabotaging public education

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    "Socialism is when the government does stuff 😭" - Average American, unfortunately

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Nah seriously this is what they legit believe, they just think the government doing it means it's going to be shitty. Which is not entirely untrue. But at least it's not trying to actively rip you off while continuing to offer less and less, like any publicly traded company has a good track record of doing.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Seriously. People don’t seem to remember or understand how intense anti-communist feelings were during the Cold War. It would be un-American to assume anything different than capitalism.

    I heard that most of my life, so it feels extremely unsettling to experience MAGA love affair with some of the tyrants their forbears would have most hated

    Anti-socialism is just collateral damage

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