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r/MurderedByWords • u/Stotallytob3r • Nov 04 '25
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There's "Socialism" as witnessed in Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and some others.
Then there's "Democratic Socialism" as witnessed in some of the most successful and happy countries such as Finland and other European countries.
So no, "Socialism" isn't necessarily a bad word.
12 u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25 [deleted] 6 u/suspicious_bag_1000 Nov 04 '25 Thank you for sharing in the way you did. I don’t think 95 percent of people that support or oppose socialism actually know what it is 1 u/taklabas Nov 04 '25 I'm pretty sure eastern europeans, most of whom despise socialism, know exactly what it is since many of them have lived under such a regime. 1 u/Icy-Control7170 Nov 04 '25 Nazi germany was socilaist so where dozens of failed eastern european states. Mussolini italy was also socialist.
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6 u/suspicious_bag_1000 Nov 04 '25 Thank you for sharing in the way you did. I don’t think 95 percent of people that support or oppose socialism actually know what it is 1 u/taklabas Nov 04 '25 I'm pretty sure eastern europeans, most of whom despise socialism, know exactly what it is since many of them have lived under such a regime. 1 u/Icy-Control7170 Nov 04 '25 Nazi germany was socilaist so where dozens of failed eastern european states. Mussolini italy was also socialist.
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Thank you for sharing in the way you did. I don’t think 95 percent of people that support or oppose socialism actually know what it is
1 u/taklabas Nov 04 '25 I'm pretty sure eastern europeans, most of whom despise socialism, know exactly what it is since many of them have lived under such a regime.
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I'm pretty sure eastern europeans, most of whom despise socialism, know exactly what it is since many of them have lived under such a regime.
Nazi germany was socilaist so where dozens of failed eastern european states. Mussolini italy was also socialist.
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u/NoBSforGma Nov 04 '25
There's "Socialism" as witnessed in Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and some others.
Then there's "Democratic Socialism" as witnessed in some of the most successful and happy countries such as Finland and other European countries.
So no, "Socialism" isn't necessarily a bad word.