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You're an idiot. There are no "socialists" in the U.S. Congress. Your deliberate redbaiting is inflammatory. It is a complete misuse of the the English language, which, in your case, doesn't surprise me. Jerks like you call people these sorts of names because you haven't anything intelligent to say.

I'm not a fan of the the "Progressive Caucus." My own politics are considerably more moderate, but some right wing idiots with similar views as your own here have referred to me as a "socialist" as well. The purpose of such insults is merely to inflame and that's precisely what it does. Is disgusting. And its flat wrong. Its this kind of falacious accusation that has defined the American "right" for decades.

Fact is "ownership of the means of production by the state" is what defines the term socialism. Anything other than that is not socialism. People who support environmental and pro-labor regulation of industry are not socialists. People who support closing tax loopholes for wealthy taxpayers and international trade protectionism are not socialists.

THe "Progressive Caucus" is a bit too liberal for my taste, but its members are not "socialists." Hypertext links do not a socialist make.

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