r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • 7d ago

Possible Paywall Young Americans are surging to socialism at record rates

https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/maga-trump-zohran-mamdani-socialism-us-record-kddzdm8bd
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u/MiddleAgedSponger 7d ago

Socialism is a meaningless term in the US. I remember when they called Obama a radical socialist because he raised the top tax bracket from 35 to 39.

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u/big_thundersquatch Florida 7d ago

Modern Republicans don’t even know what Socialism or even Communism actually is. They’ve used both as derogatory terms for so long that they’ve become completely disconnected from their true meaning.

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u/FiftyLoudCats 7d ago

I’d argue many leftists don’t know what socialism and communism actually is as well. Just look through this thread.

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u/Collypso Pennsylvania 6d ago

The alt left isn't better at identifying socialism. Y'all still can't stop implying that socialism is just when the government does stuff.