More than 100 democratic socialist elected officials, staffers, and organizers from across the US met in New Orleans for the How We Win conference last weekend. The gathering demonstrated American socialists’ growing influence and confidence.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not socialism because it does not replace private markets with government ownership or control of healthcare; instead, it builds on the existing private insurance system by requiring insurers to follow certain rules (like covering pre-existing conditions) and by helping some people afford private insurance through subsidies, while leaving hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies privately owned and operated.
I mean like doing anything that could actually be considered socialism and not just capitalism with a new paint job. Sounds like no one has, so bs headline. 🤷♂️
Can you name some “socialism” in the US in the past 20 years? I don’t see any. Perhaps a small blip of “hope” here and there but nothing that has any effect.
Look, unless you lay down what you consider to be the goalposts of “socialism”, I doubt you’re going to have any sort of productive/constructure discussion on this point.
Who has won who has proven themselves to be a socialist through actual actions and not words?
https://www.dsausa.org/statements/zohran-mamdani-wins-national-political-committee-statement/
What has he done while in office to prove he is a socialist?
Nothing, but in fairness that may be due to the fact that he’s not IN office until next month.
So back to my original question…….
patience child
That’s what they keep saying, and they keep never delivering. While we wait, we lose everything.
This article is discussing the socialist candidates who won elections in November of this year. None of them take office until January.
It is currently December. None of them are in office yet. They cannot deliver anything from the office until they are in the office.
Its weird you keep asking.
Okay, past 20 years. Show me socialism.
Being declared a traitor by both the DNC and RNC means you are a socialist. Therefore, Mamdani is a socialist. QED.
A simple rule of thumb for you: If the powerful universally want you in a shallow grave, then you’re doing the right thing.
So, answer my question?
You don’t see it…? Interesting.
Name some socialism in the past ~20 years.
ACA
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not socialism because it does not replace private markets with government ownership or control of healthcare; instead, it builds on the existing private insurance system by requiring insurers to follow certain rules (like covering pre-existing conditions) and by helping some people afford private insurance through subsidies, while leaving hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies privately owned and operated.
It is socialism due to having a left “outlier” score on the US left-right scale.
you mean like nationalising all business?
what’s your favourite flavour of socialism?
I mean like doing anything that could actually be considered socialism and not just capitalism with a new paint job. Sounds like no one has, so bs headline. 🤷♂️
I mean, you can’t define socialism by saying that this socialism
Can you name some “socialism” in the US in the past 20 years? I don’t see any. Perhaps a small blip of “hope” here and there but nothing that has any effect.
Look, unless you lay down what you consider to be the goalposts of “socialism”, I doubt you’re going to have any sort of productive/constructure discussion on this point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism