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[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Most Americans definitely do not want socialism. People simply want things to be affordable, and be able to live with the social services we need readily available, and to have the freedom to do what they want. That's not socialism, that's a well functioning democracy with a strong economy.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

A lot of Americans "definitely do not want" Obamacare either, but they sure don't want to give up the improvements that came with the Affordable Care Act.

In other words, Americans hate the label, but not the policies.

(By the way, regarding your other comment: FDR doesn't get to decide what words mean. It doesn't matter whether he called himself a socialist or not; what matters is whether he acted like one.)

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tell me a time in history when this existed without FDR's socialism.