1/5 With respect, you're playing straight into far right propaganda that mangles speech to weaponize it
You're confusing socialism with fascism & ALL forms of govt, including communism & democracy, are at risk of fascist coups
Please see the next 3 links to help with a rethink
2/5 I'd encourage you to begin with this article about silencing speech with propaganda, to get a feel for how the far right is controlling language & perception of political words
This is a huge issue in #CDNpoli where #CDNmedia is now dominated by spin
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/the…
3/5 Next up is a brilliant(!) excerpt from Umberto Eco's UR-Fascism. This explains the impact of bastardizing speech & political weaponization of sloganeering. It further reveals how fascism perpetually threatens all forms of govt including democracy
nybooks.com/articles/1995/…
4/5 TVO also produced an excellent series called The Dictator's Playbook. It's worth the time to absorb each episode (6 in total) to see how the previous 2 links play out in real life
Because I caution that we're at a similar fork in the road again today
tvo.org/programs/the-d…
5/5 As for the question, what has socialism accomplished
In #CDNpoli it's responsible for taxes (redistribution of wealth), healthcare, public schools, scholarships, insurance, drinking water, 911, CERB, biz subsidy, oil pipelines, electricity, transit, home mortgage & car loans
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