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18. We don't have to capitulate

Reply to pat_k (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:09 PM

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"...a liberal democracy that collectively chooses to socialize certain segments is not "socialist."..."

They can't even call it social democracy? Do we have to accept Margaret Thatcher's claim that there is no such thing as Society?

Most Republicans don't dare to embrace the labels that accurately describe them: Fascist and Nazi. The Socialist label has useful meaning and can be used with pride. We don't have to hide from it. Rising numbers of Democratic Socialist candidates are a healthy response to fascist power, and a healthy Democratic Party would incorporate many Democratic Socialist ideas into the party platform and present them as a unified agenda to voters.

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