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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
I view him as a liberal. He's generally a centrist...left of centre ever so slightly.
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Assuming a socialist falls under the general concept of a liberal and that (in current US vernacular), a socialist is never a conservative - you have not really said anything. Drill it down another few levels for us. A centrist is nothing, on big questions, you can not be on the fence. A person has to believe wealth redistribution is a proper role for government or not. what is a centrist point of view on something like that?
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I didn't think the U.S. political scene had any socialists. Is that allowed?
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Yes, but they won't come out of the closet for some reason, I don't get it. Sure I understand the history and the McCarthy era, but this is 2010. As a capitalist I would love to openly discuss political and economic issues with a real socialist. I can not find any who will admit to being a socialist.
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Originally Posted by Pearl Trade
Maybe because the US is a capitalist society and socialism is viewed negatively by the vast majority.
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Being a greedy capitalist pig is view negatively. Being an arrogant SOB is view negatively. Being a card carrying NRA member is view negatively. Displaying a ego the size of Texas is view negatively. All of which I proudly claim.
But that's just me, and I don't care what others think of me.
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And there are all kinds of socialist groups who are proud to say "I'm a socialist." You just have to look for them and do some research.
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I will watch where I step, now that I am on notice.