Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-26 months ago71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldimagemessage-square182linkfedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down14file-text
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1image71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agomessage-square182linkfedilinkfile-text
Words matter. Always use simple direct language. Help the poor Healthcare for everyone Good treatment at work. Don’t use complex words.
minus-squarejjjalljslinkfedilinkarrow-up26·6 months agoPeople are emotional creatures. Someone was joking in another thread, but maybe we should seriously consider just taking socialism and calling it, like, americanism.
minus-squareSterile_Technique@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·6 months agoYeah if you want to pitch socialism to people who don’t know what it is, just describe its parts as individual policies. Don’t actually use the word “socialism” - that makes the rednecks scurred >_>
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoAnd if you do say socialism, say it along with something they like that isn’t scurry. For example, “socialism, like the fire department”.
minus-squareSterile_Technique@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months ago“It’s like crowdsourcing, but with community and business supporting resources!”
minus-squareAzal@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoYup, look at the overwhelming support citizens have for the Affordable Care Act… but haaaaaaaaaaaate Obamacare.
People are emotional creatures.
Someone was joking in another thread, but maybe we should seriously consider just taking socialism and calling it, like, americanism.
Yeah if you want to pitch socialism to people who don’t know what it is, just describe its parts as individual policies. Don’t actually use the word “socialism” - that makes the rednecks scurred >_>
And if you do say socialism, say it along with something they like that isn’t scurry. For example, “socialism, like the fire department”.
“It’s like crowdsourcing, but with community and business supporting resources!”
Yup, look at the overwhelming support citizens have for the Affordable Care Act… but haaaaaaaaaaaate Obamacare.
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