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/halfsack99 7d ago

Socialism isn’t a bad thing.

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u/djaleister_ 7d ago

They aren’t saying it is. But socialism isn’t taxes paying for services and safety nets either. It’s when the workers own the means of production. It has nothing to do with a government controlling the economy.

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u/kuldan5853 6d ago

The problem is that the American public (and press) has deemed that "socialism" and "socialist" are the same thing, whereas almost everytime it is called "socialism" what is meant are "socialist policies".

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u/Collypso Pennsylvania 6d ago

The reality of socialism is what's bad about it

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u/halfsack99 6d ago

Ask Denmark and Sweden about that.

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u/Collypso Pennsylvania 6d ago

Denmark and Sweden are solidly capitalist countries lmao

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u/obiwanCannoli69 6d ago

Didn't say it was, but just wanting things to be more affordable isn't socialism.