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"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." This quote
by ianhawes 5y ago
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."
This quote explains all you need to know about American culture.
- refurb 5y agoConsidering 60% of the federal budget is social spending, I’m not sure I buy that socialism never took root.
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- ModernMech 5y agoGovernment spending on social issues is not socialism. Socialism is when workers own their means of production.
- missedthecue 5y agoThe largest group of shareholders in any company out there are retirement and pension funds. Take Google for instance. Top ten largest holders are literally all retirement and pension funds. The workers do own the means of production today. https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=GOOGL&subView=institutional https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?s...
- ModernMech 5y agoBut that's distinct from government spending on social issues.
- newfriend 5y agoI really hate this quote. It's always trotted out by certain types of people in every discussion about wealth in the US. It presumes that one should only support a cause that they themselves would benefit from. It also implies that the American poor are too stupid to understand what they're voting for, but only the poor that vote against a certain party of course.