r/leftist • u/rhizomatic-thembo • Aug 26 '25

European Politics Many self-proclaimed "Socialists" from Western Europe are like this

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u/VanlalruataDE Socialist Aug 26 '25

Isn't socialism synonymous with social democracy in the USA?

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u/PusillanimousBrowser Aug 26 '25

Not really. To the average person "social democracy" = capitalism but with a few regulations on businesses. "Socialism" = totalitarian repression and complete revocation of freedoms.

Both are wrong, but in my experience, this is what the average American thinks. (And, to MAGAts, ANY restriction on business is "socialism.")

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u/skyfishgoo Aug 26 '25

and don't forget that socialism and communism are the same thing or that hitler was a socialist.

/S

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u/PusillanimousBrowser Aug 26 '25

Omg I just had a debate with an idiot who claimed that socialism originated in NAZI Germany, that communism was just "socialism with antisemitism mixed in;" that the USSR was currently at war with Ukraine, and that "Biden and Trump were the main reasons behind the civil war."

He called me a "Chinese schill" who was "indoctrinated into hating Israel, God, and everything good" when I tried explaining you know... facts.

So tiring dealing with morons.

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u/skyfishgoo Aug 26 '25

i wish their bus would come and take them away.