Americans are backing progressives not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class

Dropout has a point.

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    not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class

    That’s the literal goal of socialism though…

    they are not fighting for the dirty word but for the more acceptable wording of the same thing

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      Socialism is a dirty word, an “extremist” pov to those who value inanimate objects and concepts over human life, to those who dismiss the magnitude of human suffering in the name of self, over collective prosperity.

      In reality, it’s the most rational outcome to create a world of less suffering that provides more insurance to the survival of our species.