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Or, now hear me out, Socialism.
Absolutely. Just don't use that word. The propaganda is so goddamn ingrained in the American psyche we might as well just call it something else and try to bypass that fight.
Hand companies over to their workers, call it supercapitalism, and Americans will eat that shit up
"Blue collar capitalism"
"true capitalism" or some shit
Disparage actual capitalism for not being capitalist enough, and do an Indiana Jones hot swap for the actual end goal of worker ownership.
The freedom to eat, the freedom to earn a fair day's pay for a fair day's honest work, the freedom to afford a house, the freedom from wall street usury, the freedom patriotically build secure and supportive communities, freedom healthcare, protecting the landscape of the greatest country on earth for all of America's generations to come, etc.
Loads of ways to spin free market socialism, take your pick.
It's just a branding problem that needs a more modern name for today's modern voter
Democracy+
Democracy McDemocracyFace
Buddy Democracy
Msilaicos
Ocialismsay
On the contrary, we should use the words Socialism and Communism loudly and proudly. The less stigamtized these words are the easier the fight for progress.
Seriously, don’t use that word haha. We don’t need another “Red Scare”
The Red Scare never ended, it's important to directly combat anti-socialist sentiment because you are going to be labeled a Communist even if you call yourself a mild progressive.
Or rebrand socialism and push it in a more efficient way.
Why rebrand what already exists? What way would be more "efficient?"
I don’t agree on your tanky communism, ML. Go away
What's wrong with Marxism?
I really don't know what's prompting you to go ballistic like this, you might want to log off for a bit.
I really don't think you're fine if you're flying off the handle on random internet users accusing them of being paid by the CPC just for being Marxists. I think you should probably take a step back from the keyboard for a while.
It's funny that you preface your civility on me immediately licking your boot before we can discuss anything. Any such conversation would be worthless to begin with if you can't come at it on polite terms from the start.
Furthermore, this conversation was never about China to begin with, the idea that I was going to pivot to exalting China is just conspiracy theory material.
Goodbye
See ya 👋
Rebrand it as patriotism.
No. MAGA Communism and Patriotic Socialists already exist, and have far more in common with the Nazis due to taking a Nationalist stance in an Imperialist country.
Haha, yes. Make it full on ‘Merica Dream! But then it’s just plain ole socialism.
Absolutely. I have an introductory Marxist reading list if you want to check it out.