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Mike Lew's avatar

The word "socialism" is like the boy who cried wolf. Sooner or later it's going to occur to everyone that EVERY program is described as socialism.

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MillennialExistential's avatar

What's that Truman quote?

"Socialism is a scare word they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years.

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called farm price supports.

Socialism is what they called bank deposit insurance.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

When the Republican candidate inscribes the slogan 'Down With Socialism' on the banner of his 'great crusade,' that is really not what he means at all.

What he really means is 'Down with Progress--down with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal,' and 'down with Harry Truman's fair Deal.' That's all he means."

Some have know for a long time.

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Mike Lew's avatar

That Truman guy sounds pretty smart. :)

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