• goat@sh.itjust.worksM
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    2 days ago

    Most liberals have not even been exposed to serious conceptions of socialism.

    Worth mentioning that this is US-defaultism. Outside the US everyone has experienced socialised healthcare or other such social services

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      Worth mentioning that this is US-defaultism. Outside the US everyone has experienced socialised healthcare or other such social services

      Welfare states originated with Otto von Bismarck in an effort to combat socialism, which is worker ownership of the means of production. For that matter, Americans are eminently familiar with social services.