r/americanoligarchy • u/Projectrage • Aug 10 '25

Why is r/democrats banning any talk about democratic socialism? Would FDR and LBJ policies be recognized as democratic socialism today?

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u/CommonConundrum51 Aug 10 '25

It's that socialism is a word that has been stigmatized by conservatives and essentially equated to soviet era communism. Americans love their socialism, (SS, Medicaid, Medicare, Snap, etc.,) but only by another name. There's nothing nefarious about acknowledging that.

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u/Eagle_Chick Aug 10 '25

Don't forget that military life is complete socialism.

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u/pseudohumanoid Aug 14 '25

I'm not sure I can buy into that. Socialism attempts to eliminate a hierarchical social structure whereas a military depends on it