Is It Time to Accept Socialism in America So That It Can Reset Itself?
Question by : Is it time to accept socialism in America so that it can reset itself?
Let it fail with socialism so that people can see that it won’t work. Then people will fight for their freedom, at which point it may be too late.
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Answer by samsamskeyti
You realize the overwhelming majority of socialized nations are happier than we are?
We’d be too psyched after a decade of socialism to want to change.
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