why do people keep claiming that hillary clinton is a socialist?

Question

What gives you that idea? Rush Limbaugh? I dont care for her much either. I would vote for her though on the issue of the supreme court, but not because I like her

universal healthcare will happen eventually. the hate radio personalities have done a great job in pounding the myths of universal healthcare into the heads of many dumb americans

Answer 1

Because starting with social medicine all her proposed programs are socialist. Also, she has fought to keep her communist/socialist college paper ramblings from being released
BTW - "losersrdems" answer is right on (as usual)

Answer 2

Nah its just one person saying that in here, one person with about 5 dozen IDs. I find it very interesting both "Thor Girl" and "PNAC- Penelope" are gone at EXACTLY the same time. Coincidence? HIGHLY unlikely.

To answer your question though, they figure by using ignorant fear of socialism and communism, they will cause people to not vote for Hillary Clinton, because their Saudi Arabian masters don't own her the way they own Bush and Klan.

These are some examples of the sleaziest excuses Ive seen on YA to attack Hillary:

Her butt is too wide
She wears pants suits
Shes a lesbian (even though she's married (and just ONCE too, see, it CAN be done, Rudy) and has a daughter, SHE'S a lesbian, but the never married Condi Rice CAN'T be)
She's a communist
She's a socialist
She's an ultra-conservative (which would make her a Fascist)
If we elect her, it will really upset the terrorists.
If we elect her, it will be the end of America and possibly humanity
She swears like a sailor (implying our Naval servicemen and women use gutter language)

What it ALL boils down to is, she isn't like us, therefore we cannot predict how she will behave once in office, therefore she cannot be elected as we would not be in power anymore.

Sorry Republicans, you had 7 years to do something, ANYTHING, to help Americans and this country, but all you did was borrow trillions from Communist China and write dirty emails to little boys. You had your chance, now shut up and sit down.

Answer 3

To the extreme right, anyone who does not think like they do are "liberals", "socialists" and "hate America".

Similarly to the extreme left, anyone who does not think like they do are "fascists", "ignorant" and "victims of the right-wing conspiracy".

There are some socialist leanings in Hilary's policy papers, but she's probably just slightly left of center, overall, and for the extreme left (like most of the supporters of DailyKOS) she is not left wing enough.

The key is to ignore the rhetoric from both sides, and analyze each candidate on your own terms and using your own common sense. Don't let Rush Limbaugh and Ariana Huffington tell you how to think, instead think and judge for your own self.

The partisan extremes of both parties love to smear the other side, you have to wade through the cheerleaders and hyperbole try to get to the truth as best you can.

It's not easy being reasonable in this day and age, you're supposed to just pick a party and honk for them vociferously the way one would root for a high school football team during homecoming.

Answer 4

Some are deliberately and knowingly lying and fear mongering. To others anything less than Social Darwinism is socialism.

Answer 5

According to the link to Snopes by Dead Marxist, her comments that have been used to condemn her as a socialist were taken out of context. She is not a socialist.

Answer 6

Because they don't know the difference between statism and socialism.

Answer 7

She is.

Her programs revolve around more and more government intrusion into our lives. It includes massive tax increases.

Answer 8

She has said on several occassions that some people are going to have to give up some things for the "greater good".

Answer 9

To answer your question;

"It takes a village" comes to mind.

Answer 10

The cons promote fear because they are afraid of the world. Fear guides them...fear rules them.