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Originally Posted by lch
I still don't quite get Atrocities problems with the words "social", "socialism" and "socialist". Is that word taboo? Is America still living the cold war?
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The right wing largely (as far as the party line) supports the concept of free market capitalism, and the idea that ultimately the best interests of corporations, in the form of long term profits, coincide with the best interests of individuals.
To them, there is no reason to look on the term "Socialism" in any light other than Marxist - that is, an "imperfect step on the way to -true- communism".
Personally, I think this is quite unfair, and forces a sort of semantic warfare where no one will find it possible to affect the status quo in America without entirely avoiding the term altogether, when referencing any vaguely Populist or Collectivist theories or plans which involve removing the influence of Exploitism from systems which directly impact the base quality of life of the individual.