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Originally Posted by New Era
Canadians do not truly understand American repulsion to the term socialism. They just don't get it. It is an anvil around your neck a puts a target on you. It's ridiculous, but it is the way things are. It's like being a Flames fan and hearing the word Oiler. Last thing you want to be labeled is an Oiler or Oiler fan. Take that, and ramp it up a few thousand degrees. That is socialist/socialism to most Americans.
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We know, we just think its asinine.
And continually pointing out how asinine it is online helps (at a glacial pace) to shift the mentality. Maybe when I'm an old man that mentality will be dead.