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TheProle

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7. "Taking from the poor and transferring their wealth to the rich is Socialism."

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 12:54 PM

Oct 1

It most certainly is not.

Trump is a statist (statism: concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a highly centralized government often extending to government ownership of industry)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statism

He is also an aspiring fascist: (fascism: a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism

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Krasnov Fears Zohran Mamdani [View all] gab13by13 Oct 1 OP

How is Trump acting like a Socialist? leftstreet Oct 1 #1

+1000 Celerity Oct 1 #4

Didn't Krasnov tell Big retail stores to eat the added costs from the tariffs? gab13by13 Oct 1 #5

"Taking from the poor and transferring their wealth to the rich is Socialism." TheProle Oct 1 #7

Oh com'on ! stopdiggin Oct 1 #2

That loss of wealth is being transferred to his cronies, call it crony capitalism if Socialism is too harsh. gab13by13 Oct 1 #6

It's not "too harsh," it's simply wrong. TheProle Oct 1 #8

Just found out he is having the government buy a gab13by13 Oct 1 #9

The problem lies in tossing around words ... That don't at all describe ... stopdiggin Oct 1 #13

He thinks he can make the population fear the Democrats by bringing attention to Mamdani. everyonematters Oct 1 #3

Maybe so, but it doesn't refute my statement gab13by13 Oct 1 #10

That's the thing you're right about leftstreet Oct 1 #11

Krasnov isn't the only asshole who fears him. Autumn Oct 1 #12