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Your comment calling political measures which are universally accepted across the entire range of politics in Europe (state healthcare, universal education, ...
by disentanglement 5y ago
Your comment calling political measures which are universally accepted across the entire range of politics in Europe (state healthcare, universal education, ...) authoritarian marxist is a hilarious example of what the top poster meant by "the Overton Window is so far right even the Democratic Party is center-right".
- lettergram 5y agoAuthoritarian - centrally controlled and managed Marxism - attempt to remove classes from society The Marxism is being implemented through high taxes and redistribution of wealth via services centrally administered via government. That seems to meet the definition.
- tdeck 5y agoWhat you're describing are simply ordinary welfare state policies, and what you view as "high taxes" are not particularly high compared to historical tax rates even within the US. The idea that you'd have to be a Marxist to want to centralize health insurance to reduce costs so people don't go bankrupt paying for medical care is simply propaganda. In fact, most Marxists would probably view these kinds of measures as capitalist Band-Aids to keep the entire system from collapsing.
- lettergram 5y ago> What you're describing are simply ordinary welfare state policies Yes, people who support these policies are authoritarian Marxists. I'm not disparaging it, it just is what it is. The U.S. is authoritarian and largely Marxist. > The idea that you'd have to be a Marxist to want to centralize health insurance to reduce costs so people don't go bankrupt paying for medical care is simply propaganda. Not propaganda, it is by definition what it is. It's not really arguable. The propaganda are the opinions on whether or not it's good. There's a fair argument it's good to make centralized healthcare, there's a fair argument against.