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    Most of those types of people don’t know what communism looks like. They think having affordable access to privatized healthcare (subsidized by the oppression of the global south abroad, though they don’t see or know about this part of the idea either) qualifies as communism. Many USians unironically believe Canada is socialist. It is the: “Communism = bad, and all bad things are communist so…” kinda brain

    • (subsidized by the oppression of the global south abroad, though they don’t see or know about this part of the idea either)

      You forgot another thing: They don’t care about what happens to us Global Southerners, as long as they get to live “luxuriously”.

      Many USians unironically believe Canada is socialist.

      Do they? I thought they consider the Nordic Countries as the, quote-unquote, “acceptable form of” Socialism incarnate.

      It is the: “Communism = bad, and all bad things are communist so…” kinda brain

      if communism is bad then god i wanna be a bad girl

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        You forgot another thing: They don’t care about what happens to us Global Southerners, as long as they get to live “luxuriously”.

        This is likely why they don’t know.

        Do they?

        Yup, the Nordic countries are just generally seen as ‘more socialist’.

        if communism is bad then god i wanna be a bad girl

        And who says you aren’t a bad girl?

        • This is likely why they don’t know.

          Blissful ignorance?

          Yup, the Nordic countries are just generally seen as ‘more socialist’.

          What the hell even is “more socialist” lmao, wouldn’t “too much socialism” just be communism?

          And who says you aren’t a bad girl?

          fair point

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            Blissful ignorance?

            Exactly, it prevents white people from having to reconcile the vile history of our ancestors and our personal contributions to that legacy.

            What the hell even is “more socialist” lmao, wouldn’t “too much socialism” just be communism?

            In their minds, yes. This is why they think the Nordic countries are still in the acceptable zone but start becoming like Vietnam or whatever and that’s “too much socialism”.