Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThis is how you negotiate.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1904arrow-down110
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minus-squarebouh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoIt’s way too far in any capitalist country. These shithead will send armies of cops if you do that.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoThe closest the U.S. has ever had to a socialist candidate becoming president, he was in prison at the time. And even then, he barely got any votes comparatively speaking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs And no, I don’t count Bernie. He’s not really a socialist. He’s just to the left of everyone else in the Senate.
It’s way too far in any capitalist country. These shithead will send armies of cops if you do that.
The closest the U.S. has ever had to a socialist candidate becoming president, he was in prison at the time. And even then, he barely got any votes comparatively speaking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs
And no, I don’t count Bernie. He’s not really a socialist. He’s just to the left of everyone else in the Senate.
And in Europe he’d be center-left.