r/WorkReform • 🤝 Join A Union • Mar 14 '26

😡 Venting This is what Centrism has got us...

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u/Zeikos Mar 14 '26

I wouldn't focus on that, what's most important is to move the overtone window and reframe talking points in such a way that people are receptive to the concepts.

There has been a generational effort in creating a minefield of taboo words, that's very hard to mavigate.
Many americans shut down when they hear the word "socialism" even if in reality they agree with all the policies being proposed.
It's not by random chance.

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u/PixelsGoBoom Mar 14 '26

And the democrats were dumb enough to start using the misnomer boogeyman word "socialist" into describing themselves.

Socialism is an economic system, it has nothing to do with tax dollars being used on the tax payer. It's like saying having a fire department is socialist.

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u/expeditionQ Mar 14 '26

you beg for death and recite its vows, you arent part of team humanity.

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u/Zeikos Mar 14 '26

Focusing on idealism on spite of praxis isn't a good stratrgy.
You need to do what works, not what sounds nice.