Is Right Wing Extremism a threat to the U.S.?
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GohantheThird · M
Yes, but don't be fooled. We've got Fascism coming in from the right, and Socialism from the left. The fact that homophobia, racism, and hate groups in general support the GOP is an unfortunate side effect of their belief system.
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Ynotisay · M
@GohantheThird OK. But to toss it out there you really don't have Socialism coming from the left. It's just not true. There is a push towards Democratic Socialism which is a system in place with many of the "Best" performing countries in the world. HUGE difference.
Baremine · 70-79, C
@GohantheThird that is not the truth and you know it.
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Ynotisay · M
@DailyFlash Yep. And always listed as the "happiest" countries in the world too. But who wants that?
GohantheThird · M
@Ynotisay while I do think social reforms are a good idea (social security, medicare, the ACA), there are some things I'm concerned about. People have agendas, and agendas change. Bernie Sanders wants free school, but who decides what that will look like? That's what I wanna know...
Ynotisay · M
@GohantheThird It's a valid concern. But Bernie Sanders wants a lot of things. And he sells the idea of magic wands to the impressionable. There's a process to legislation that is rarely acknowledged. That's why he's such a poor-performing Senator. He doesn't write legislation that gets passed. I'm not sure that's his goal.
At face level, and based on data, 'free' secondary education, which would included education for trades, would result in a better educated society and that bares fruit. It's already in place in a bunch of states and is popular around the world. But the issue with things like this is federal vs. state. We could absolutely pay for it on a federal level. But education has been demonized by the right as a "liberal / elitist" thing. That's how you keep people down. Just like the fact that the U.S. is the only industrialized nation on earth that doesn't have "socialized" health care.
Could we do it? Of course. Would it require the very richest to pay more tax to be more in line with 'regular' people? It would. Post WW2 the richest were paying at around a 90% personal tax rate and the middle class exploded because of it. But will taxes on the wealthiest by significantly raised to pay for things that better serve citizens? Not as long as you have some fighting for the richest and using the poorest as their tools. We live in a pretty dumb country. All it takes is a word that ends in "ism," like Socialism, to make people fight against it. There's not one Socialist in Congress. There are now Democratic Socialists but the nuance gets lost on those who've been fed fear-driven nonsense. It's a little nonsensical to me that so many purposefully fight against what's in their own best interest. I think it speaks to a level of manipulation that's pretty strategic and powerful.
At face level, and based on data, 'free' secondary education, which would included education for trades, would result in a better educated society and that bares fruit. It's already in place in a bunch of states and is popular around the world. But the issue with things like this is federal vs. state. We could absolutely pay for it on a federal level. But education has been demonized by the right as a "liberal / elitist" thing. That's how you keep people down. Just like the fact that the U.S. is the only industrialized nation on earth that doesn't have "socialized" health care.
Could we do it? Of course. Would it require the very richest to pay more tax to be more in line with 'regular' people? It would. Post WW2 the richest were paying at around a 90% personal tax rate and the middle class exploded because of it. But will taxes on the wealthiest by significantly raised to pay for things that better serve citizens? Not as long as you have some fighting for the richest and using the poorest as their tools. We live in a pretty dumb country. All it takes is a word that ends in "ism," like Socialism, to make people fight against it. There's not one Socialist in Congress. There are now Democratic Socialists but the nuance gets lost on those who've been fed fear-driven nonsense. It's a little nonsensical to me that so many purposefully fight against what's in their own best interest. I think it speaks to a level of manipulation that's pretty strategic and powerful.