I meant socialist as an adjective, not a noun. The US government has socialist policies as well: social security, for example. Also, government ownership of pub

I meant socialist as an adjective, not a noun. The US government has socialist policies as well: social security, for example. Also, government ownership of public transit, or the USPS. I agree the word is a bit inflammatory in the American lexicon, though that is changing as all the old people die off.