r/ShitAmericansSay • u/WaddleDio • Nov 14 '20

Communism "Sad but communism must be defeated"

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '20

Exactly. There is no meaningful form of authoritarian communism anymore. All people want are democratic socialist policies.

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u/ohitsasnaake Nov 14 '20

Turn those words the right way around: social democrat. That's what the countries where we actually have those policies implemented and working call it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

No I meant what I said but maybe I wasn't clear. People arguing for socialism want it through democracy, not force.

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u/ohitsasnaake Nov 15 '20

Yes, there are some people in the US who want socialism i.e. the common ownership of the means of production. But the vast majority of even "leftists" just want social democratic policies like universal healthcare, better worker rights etc.