I mean come on, a socialist is so far removed from being a liberal it is almost diametrical, and a democrat, why if my granpa was still kicking he would be after the socialists with a shotgun
2007-05-12 15:35:10 · 10 answers · asked by rmagedon 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes. They actually think they are fooling people. They think most people are stupid, probably because they only associate with people who think the way they do. (ie other "liberals")
2007-05-12 18:53:14 · answer #1 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Would you or your granpa refer to Theodore Roosevelt as a socialist?
He was a Republican from a wealthy family. Yet , he was one of the first presidents to curb the power of big business. Suing in the courts to break up trusts earned Roosevelt the nickname "the trust buster". After briefly considering nationalizing the coal industry, Roosevelt negotiated an end to the Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902 that sided with the coal miners union not the coal mine owners. Also under T.R, the Interstate Commerce Commission was allowed to set the maximum rates for railroad shipping, the Pure Food and Drug Act, and the Meat Inspection Act were both passed, and the National Parks were created.
Or is the term "socialist" reserved only for Democrats?
2007-05-12 16:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by Cacaoatl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i imagine the note Socialist continues to be considered by utilising maximum to be fairly of a grimy note in this us of a. it form of feels too very like "pink" or "commi". we are no longer a us of a that has embrassed Socialist philosophies. i imagine each and every now and then people opt to leap into an photo with out extremely exploring or expertise each and every of the outcomes/philosophies. So intense liberals do not evaluate themselves Socialists, although if on paper they look very similar.
2016-10-18 07:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by irish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that all of them are trying to hide (some are), it's just that they don't understand there is no difference. It's because they're either uneducated, or stupid. You've seen them in action, I'm sure.
2007-05-12 15:59:25 · answer #4 · answered by xenypoo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Back again with your socialist obsession! Who do you think you are kidding? If your grandfather was still kicking, he might be coming after you for calling people names with no justification. They didn't put up with that sort of thing in his day.
2007-05-12 16:04:11 · answer #5 · answered by MUDD 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
too bad your grandpa is not still kicking. When they didn't haul Hanoi Jane off to the firing squad, they let the Genie out of the bottle, now look what we have.
2007-05-12 15:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by 007 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
They fooled you, they are Communists calling themselves socialists...
2007-05-12 15:39:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think one of the latest gambits is to call themselves "progressives"
LOL, different label on the same old sack of collectivist sh*t
2007-05-12 15:38:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Keep it going Armageddon - you're just making 2008 soooo easy!
2007-05-12 15:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by Sageandscholar 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
People use labels to identify other who are contrary to their opinions and philosophies.
i.e. Republicans are fascists and Nazis.
2007-05-12 15:40:28 · answer #10 · answered by MenifeeManiac 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋