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* '''author''': [[author::Nurse Pam]] | * '''author''': [[author::Nurse Pam]] | ||
* '''source''': [[site::Addicting Info]] | * '''source''': [[site::Addicting Info]] | ||
| − | * '''topics''': [[topic::socialism]] [[topic::US Republican Party]] [[topic::democratic socialism]] | + | * '''topics''': [[topic::socialism]] [[topic::US Republican Party]] [[topic::democratic socialism]] [[topic::money]] |
* '''link''': [[URL::http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/12/11/explaining-socialism-to-a-republican/]] | * '''link''': [[URL::http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/12/11/explaining-socialism-to-a-republican/]] | ||
* '''title''': [[title::Explaining Socialism To A Republican]] | * '''title''': [[title::Explaining Socialism To A Republican]] | ||
| − | * '''summary''': | + | * '''summary''': [[Summary::“My friend seemed totally shocked when I said "All [[socialism]] isn't bad". She became very serious and replied "So you want to take [[money]] away from the rich and give to the poor?" I smiled and said "No, not at all. Why do you think socialism means taking money from the rich and giving to the poor?"”]] |
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| − | <p>I was talking recently with a new friend who | + | <p>I was talking recently with a new friend who I'm just getting to know. She tends to be somewhat [[US conservative|conservative]], while I lean more toward the [[progressive]] side.</p> |
| − | <p>When our conversation drifted to politics, somehow the dreaded word "[[socialism]]" came up. My friend seemed totally shocked when I said "All socialism | + | <p>When our conversation drifted to politics, somehow the dreaded word "[[socialism]]" came up. My friend seemed totally shocked when I said "All socialism isn't bad". She became very serious and replied "So you want to take money away from the rich and give to the poor?" I smiled and said "No, not at all. Why do you think socialism means taking money from the rich and giving to the poor?"</p> |
| − | <p>"Well it is, | + | <p>"Well it is, isn't it?" was her reply.</p> |
<p>I explained to her that I rather liked something called [[Democratic Socialism]], just as Senator [[Bernie Sanders]], talk show host [[Thom Hartman]], and many other people do. Democratic Socialism consists of a [[democratic]] form of government with a mix of [[socialism]] and [[capitalism]]. I proceeded to explain to her the actual meaning terms "democracy" and "socialism".</p> | <p>I explained to her that I rather liked something called [[Democratic Socialism]], just as Senator [[Bernie Sanders]], talk show host [[Thom Hartman]], and many other people do. Democratic Socialism consists of a [[democratic]] form of government with a mix of [[socialism]] and [[capitalism]]. I proceeded to explain to her the actual meaning terms "democracy" and "socialism".</p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 18 July 2020
- when: 2012-12-11
- author: Nurse Pam
- source: Addicting Info
- topics: socialism US Republican Party democratic socialism money
- link: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/12/11/explaining-socialism-to-a-republican/
- title: Explaining Socialism To A Republican
- summary: “My friend seemed totally shocked when I said "All socialism isn't bad". She became very serious and replied "So you want to take money away from the rich and give to the poor?" I smiled and said "No, not at all. Why do you think socialism means taking money from the rich and giving to the poor?"”
I was talking recently with a new friend who I'm just getting to know. She tends to be somewhat conservative, while I lean more toward the progressive side.
When our conversation drifted to politics, somehow the dreaded word "socialism" came up. My friend seemed totally shocked when I said "All socialism isn't bad". She became very serious and replied "So you want to take money away from the rich and give to the poor?" I smiled and said "No, not at all. Why do you think socialism means taking money from the rich and giving to the poor?"
"Well it is, isn't it?" was her reply.
I explained to her that I rather liked something called Democratic Socialism, just as Senator Bernie Sanders, talk show host Thom Hartman, and many other people do. Democratic Socialism consists of a democratic form of government with a mix of socialism and capitalism. I proceeded to explain to her the actual meaning terms "democracy" and "socialism".