because that's what every socialist country is

I doubt the educated ones in their think tanks really believe that,
but that's how they've decided to paint the picture to their uneducated followers,
along with variations on that theme.

Like advertising, you take a tendency, either good or bad, and exaggerate it far beyond the realistic to suit whatever story you want to sell; then you repeat it till it's so irritating, sickening, funny or desirable that it sticks in the brain to resurface whenever the memory is triggered by a related association or need.
Propaganda, not truth.

Those who don't bother to cross-check sources of info and facts, and prefer to have quick messages to quote at need, will then repeat the slogan, story or sound-bite to others.
They use their politics like clothes to declare their identity and sense of belonging.

The ignorant don't understand the difference between communist socialism and a liberal socialist democracy.
The two are so different that it would make life easier just to remove the word socialist.
Liberalism aims to provides a net to prevent the worst problems of poverty, unemployment, disability, sickness, old age and madness, both by protecting the afflicted and by protecting the rest of society from the richocht effects of these issues. It's at its best for people who have no family or whose families are dysfunctional.
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Unfortunately, if you do the stats on conditions under different types of governments, the numbers are pretty scary. But that's a norm for the whole of humanity.
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In my view, the only way to improve standard of living in an equitable way is to ensure access to good quality free medicine, education, encourage healthy lifestyles and work practices, ensure that there are sufficient jobs available with a fair and livable wage and safe work practices, and reduce inequality of opportunities. These measures reduce mental health issues, disease, accidents and crime, and increase people's abilities to work and be self-sufficient and supportive of family.

An increasingly urgent issue is dealing with climate change and its increasing costs of droughts, bushfires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones, snow bombs and effects on food production.

Because they don't understand what socialism means. They don't understand what a lot of stuff means.

It's based on a few things:
Poor education, valuing money over an overall healthier and happier society, bad examples they wrongfully call socialist, the unwillingness to look into social market economies, indoctrination under Mccarthyism, lack of historic understanding where socialist ideas come from, ....

Conservative politicians know what socialism is. It's paying their salaries...out of the same pool of tax money that welfare checks are cut from. But they also know the word "socialism" has been turned into a trigger word by FOX and other sites that love to sow discord and division in America. So even though GOP politicians are entirely supported by socialism....from free healthcare, to free cars, to free housing allowances, to free travel and even free vacation homes.........they know if they say the word the less educated that the GOP depends on for votes will suddenly be triggered and outraged and they will never for a second think.........OMFG my own politician gets all of that free stuff too. It's like waving the Nazi flag or beating down blacks or blaming Jews for everything wrong...or blaming Mexicans or Muslims for whatever. GOP voters love hating those things........and the word "socialsim" fits right into the category that triggers hate from their base..............and gets votes.

I'll never get tired of reposting this:

where do socialists get the idea that everything is shared equally?

“Socialists ignore the side of man that is the spirit. They can provide you shelter, fill your belly with bacon and beans, treat you when you're ill, all the things guaranteed to a prisoner or a slave. They don't understand that we also dream.” -Ronald Reagan-


"How do you tell a Communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.” -Ronald Reagan-

Probably from the countless examples from history

From America

Because they've been systematically taught that anything with an "ism" is baaaaaaad. It appears they don't even understand that the military, police, fire, roads and whole list of things fall under the banner of Socialism. What I find fascinating is how they fight against having their own money come back to them in the form of better services. That's a mind blower. All I know is when you look up the "happiest" and best performing countries in the world they most all fall under the "socialist" banner.

Socialism could work but its very easily coopted. From a personal position i think socialism relies too much on centralisation of power. This never works out in the favour of the masses, which is socialisms selling point.

On a small community level it could work but then thats not socialism.

Discussing this topic is very difficult when there are so many interpretations of the word "socialism" or "capitalism" or "free market"

From the people who live or have lived in socialist countries

reality.

Basic ignorance (in the correct sense of the word). I see a lot of 'hard left' and 'communism' labels used to describe centrist and left of centre positions,by people who seem to regard the most extreme right wing positions as being the centre (or center in the USA).

@Graylight no, it isn't anyone's ultimate rights pamphlet, it delineates the powers granted to the federal government by the people.

ummm Eritrea, Venezuela ummm North Korea,,Zimbabwe. Basically any place that has gone full socialist has been a shite show of abject poverty to the point of starvation..

Never heard any conservative person claim that socialist governments pay people not to work.. So i don't know where you get that from?

When the message stops working, I'm sure the echo chamber they get it from will change eventually.

Moderates know what socialism is unlike conservatives.

Where do you get the impression that is the impression Conservatives have?

Because that’s what it tends to be

My friend is a socialist,he has no money & is on welfare.
God bless Brandon & America

Do you think that Major population of any country is heavily influenced by socialism?

Never met them , or may ask them about it .

They're not bright.

Conservatives lie. Democracy in the economic system won't be a problem.

Fascist media.

Man I thought you were one with your incest posts