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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
A question related to the UBI discussion that is relevant to this thread is just how instantly judgmental the voting public is upon the invocation of socialism. The word itself. There is an immediate association with communism. Language lost the Dems seats in the Senate and the House.
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I despise Bill Maher in general, but he nailed the idea a couple decade ago that "socialism" is a bad a word in America, and invoking it is a very strong way to nullify policy or ideas.