return2ozma@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 2 days agoPoll: Views of capitalism slip, but socialism is still unpopular as Zohran Mamdani gains prominencewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoThe word “socialism” turns people off because oligarchs spent a lot of money conditioning people against that word. But socialist policies are overwhelmingly popular regardless of party affiliation. Billionaire media just desperately doesn’t want America to know socialism is what virtually every other country already does
minus-squaresnooggums@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoYup, same thing as hating ObamaCare but wanting everything in the ACA. People hate the label but want what it represents and are too stupid to understand they are talking about the same thing.
The word “socialism” turns people off because oligarchs spent a lot of money conditioning people against that word.
But socialist policies are overwhelmingly popular regardless of party affiliation.
Billionaire media just desperately doesn’t want America to know socialism is what virtually every other country already does
Yup, same thing as hating ObamaCare but wanting everything in the ACA. People hate the label but want what it represents and are too stupid to understand they are talking about the same thing.