Talked with a German cousin last night about how every citizen there gets full healthcare and free education through college or tech school. It’s just their normal. She said “ I don’t understand why people in America say ‘socialism’ like it’s an insult.”

Jun 20, 2022 · 10:58 AM UTC

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the use of “free” denotes a lack of economic seriousness
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Ridiculous. Is it “lacking in economic seriousness” for kids to go to high school? Or to a park? Or to a library? Or to drive on the roads?
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Germany is not a Socialist country; it's a federal parliamentary democracy. Socialism is completely different - it requires class struggle, reintroduces classism, establishes an elite ruling class - proletariat, takes away all rights.
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Such Ann my Erica s are brainwashed.
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Because thats the narrative we’ve been fed for over 40 years. It started with a love of capitalism in the 80s which gave us egos (compared to other countries). Once ppl started to realize that there may be a better way, they slowly changed the narrative to a hate of socialism.
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It only led to more deaths than any other ideology in human history...
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And the really odd thing … the GOP loves the police state, the MIC, endless War, the US Military: All socialist institutions. And of course the nation’s biggest Welfare Queens are her billionaires & Wall St denizens. @GOPGovs @HouseGOP @SenateGOP
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Meanwhile in the US...
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Because, money. Capitalism.
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