>The amusing part is that having this critical services being managed by the state seems so obvious to us that we don't think we are specially socialists Neith

>The amusing part is that having this critical services being managed by the state seems so obvious to us that we don't think we are specially socialists Neither does most Americans with many of their socialized services. Very few people are protesting for disbanding of police fire or public education or highway infrastructure. Then we get people protesting like this http://www.pensitoreview.com/2010/04/05/sublime-tea-baggery-dont-steal-from-medicare-to-support-socialized-medicine/ http://www.pensitoreview.com/2010/04/05/sublime-tea-baggery-... (Medicare is socialized medicine. It is only available for the elderly and disabled though.)