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If you had been an excitable teenager in the 1920s when all the political ideologies were being invented.

Poll - Total Votes: 7

I want everyone to be left alone, everyone to be equal, everyone to care for each other. Anarchist

I want my country to be the best it can be, the world will be better with us in charge. Fascist

I want the state to enforce equality, everyone should work for the benefit of the many. Communist

I want a world where everyone works hard. When we improve ourselves we improve the world. Capitalist

I want the country to aim to help the least fortunate, that could be me some day. Socialist

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What do you think you would've been?

Also don't "erm actually" my really simple summary of politics. I'm talking about a time when all these ideas were brand new and half baked.

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Ynotisay · M

At the time, Communism had a little different connotation. It actually had some real influence in the labor movement following the Depression. But the Red Scare put an end to that. Capitalists made sure of it.

CheshireCatalyst · 36-40, M

@Ynotisay so many if onlys...

Ynotisay · M

@CheshireCatalyst What's interesting is one of the major programs that lifted the U.S. out of the Depression was the Civilian Conservation Corps. That's government creating jobs. Biden is going to be announcing a renewed effort to create and expand the CCC now - particularly around areas that have been hard hit by the coal decline. So it's sort of coming full circle.

CheshireCatalyst · 36-40, M

@Ynotisay the new deal? I only learned about this recently. A beautiful socialist idea.

Ynotisay · M

@CheshireCatalyst Yeah. It was very successful.