Actually I am under the impression that "Sozialist" is some kind of "rude term" in the United States - something that must be avoided at all cost. This is interesting. Politically some people seem to use it to cut off discussions or bluntly shoot a political or social proposal down.
Why is there such a great angst of "Socialism"?
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Tirsales -- it seems to me that responding to wodin by invoking McCarthy might be going a bit far.  |
No, I believe not - because McCarthy was seeing Socialism wherever he wanted (and used this term to denounce political opponents) - and this term is still used like this in the US (at least thats my impression after reading newspapers, discussions, etc)
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But in most day-to-day discussion here in the US, the operative definition of "socialist" is "farther left than the speaker approves of."
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And I think thats strange
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But as a small-l-libertarian I don't really fit the traditional left-right divide at all! As always, your mileage may vary.
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I consider myself as being liberal as well (liberal in the classic "out of the book" definition).