> Because socialists and communists does not actually carry the negative connotations you ascribe it Tell that to North Korea, Venezuela, China, the Soviet Uni

> Because socialists and communists does not actually carry the negative connotations you ascribe it Tell that to North Korea, Venezuela, China, the Soviet Union, etc etc Your statement is purely subjective which was my original point that classifying an entire group based on what a fraction of that group says isn't really valid. In the US we only have two major political parties so chances are people will either fall into one or the other based on various factors and influences including but not limited to education.