Why Are Many Americans Scared Of Socialism?

[Peter Parka]

There seems to be a huge paranoia in the USA about anything that might possibly swing even slightly to the left. What are you all so scared and paranoid of?

 

[MoonOwl]

So they're not noticing that what is happening is actually closer to fascism?:24:

 

[Tyler Durden]

I'm not sure. I suspect there are elements of socialism that most Americans would appreciate, however socialism is confused with the more extreme elements of communism and then, clearly, that's a no-no for an American (and indeed for many people)

 

[Accountable]

This is the land of individual liberty ... or at least it was. That's the ideal it was founded upon; that's the way I'd like it to be.

 

[PoopaSwoof]

Like I want a huge statue of Stalin on the Washington mall.:sarcasm

 

[MoonOwl]

Like I want a huge statue of Stalin on the Washington mall.:sarcasm

hehehehehehehehehehehe..... But he did coin the phrase for voters "Useful Idiots" which we like to embody so well Heck, our politicians count on it.:willy_nilly:

 

[Tyler Durden]

Like I want a huge statue of Stalin on the Washington mall.:sarcasm

You're cool about the idea of Lenin though. I mean Stalin wasn't so much the "looker" at their crazy Christmas parties......Lenin though (hubba hubba LOL)

 

[kelvin070]

Freedom cannot sustain any longer. Obama is introducing socialism on a piecemeal basis.

 

[kelvin070]

Like I said earlier freedom is unsustainable.

G20 2009: Police Attack Students at University of Pittsburgh

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[Accountable]

You don't sustain freedom, dipshit. Freedom is what's left when opression is thrown off.

 

[kelvin070]

You don't sustain freedom, dipshit. Freedom is what's left when opression is thrown off.

Ok fair enough. Can you pls comment on the police action.

 

[Dana]

Because most uppercrust American's would rather die than to think they're in anyway equal to lower-middle class working Americans. Money rules all in this nation.

 

[Accountable]

Because most uppercrust American's would rather die than to think they're in anyway equal to lower-middle class working Americans. Money rules all in this nation.

It's exactly because we are equal that we shouldn't make those who've built extra pay for those who could do for themselves but won't.

 

[Pabst]

i dont understand why people think everyone should be socialist.

what's the fear and paranoia over people who dont want to be socialist?

i think this is a better and more fair question since this country was not socialist and i dont see a reason to change it. irrational hatred of rich people doesnt count as a reason, its a bullshit cop out.

 

[Accountable]

Europeans fear anyone who isn't like them. It's been that way throughout history. What they can't force to change to be like them, they destroy. It's a grand old tradition.

 

[Dana]

It's exactly because we are equal that we shouldn't make those who've built extra pay for those who could do for themselves but won't.

equal? we as a nation aren't equals...

 

[Meirionnydd]

Europeans fear anyone who isn't like them. It's been that way throughout history. What they can't force to change to be like them, they destroy. It's a grand old tradition.

And obviously the United States hasn't done anything like that in the past 50 years or so...

Oh wait.

 

[Guyzerr]

Ok fair enough. Can you pls comment on the police action.

I would like to comment with this.........

Chewing gum ban in Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[kelvin070]

I would like to comment with this.........

Chewing gum ban in Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We are not a democracy like USA or Britain or Canada. I expected the chewing gum issue to crop up.

 

[Guyzerr]

This is the land of individual liberty ... or at least it was. That's the ideal it was founded upon; that's the way I'd like it to be.

One at a time your rights as an individual are being eaten away and in my opinion it will get worse. You are closer to being a police state now than you ever have been before.