They can call it "snorkelism" for all I care. It's a philosophy that says that the State should control things at every level of our lives. If you sat a self-proclaimed communist down with a self-proclaimed socialist (or "progressive" for that matter) you would find very little in the way of political or economic policies that they would disagree on.
A lot of people are using the term "statism" now, which seems to be more accurate.
The Left has spent fifty years inventing euphemisms and semantic dodges to avoid connecting their idea of state control of our lives with actual historical regimes where the state controlled everyone's lives.
Just for the record, fascism also believes the state should control everyone's lives. Changing the names doesn't change the realities.
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Re: Socialism = communism
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- Ten ways HCR will benefit Americans immediately
- Re: Re: Amazing Indeed
- Re: Amazing Indeed
- Amazing.
- "Sinister hippies, New Left Leanings, and the conservative entertainment industry"
- Re: Socialism = communism
- Socialism = communism, huh?
- I guess I'm one ugly American.
- Re: No, this kind of thing is learned.
- How it will impact me
- No, this kind of thing is learned.
- The problem is...
- Of course it can be worked out.
- By jove I think I've got it!
- They are born this way...
- Re: "Well sure, it's socialism. What's your point?"
- "Well sure, it's socialism. What's your point?"
- Re: This is intellectual flatlining, Lee.
- This is intellectual flatlining, Lee.
- Re: Note there is nothing in there about a government takeover of health care.
- you forgot the most important one...