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Ask more widely. People want reasonable services from their government, and tighter regulation of markets, with elimination of profit-taking middlemen. They wa

• bpt3 9mo ago
  > People want reasonable services from their government Yes, though the definition of "reasonable" is a real sticking point > and tighter regulation of markets This is less clear to me, but I would agree people want less fraud and deception in markets > with elimination of profit-taking middlemen I don't think many people think about this at all, and it's another very nebulous term > They want democratic socialism. No, democratic socialists want democratic socialism. Most Americans do not. > Meanwhile, the right wing has been telling them that public libraries and public schools and everything good except profit -- is communism. I disagree with basically everything the current incarnation of the Republican party is doing or stands for, and silly statements like this aren't helpful.