Stuart, I wrote, initially, merely to note my observation that Republicans are able to incite fear of any policy aimed at redressing inequities because of a tendency in the States, at least among some, to blur the distinction between Democratic Socialism, that merely calls for a more equitable distribution of a nation’s wealth, and Socia…
Stuart, I wrote, initially, merely to note my observation that Republicans are able to incite fear of any policy aimed at redressing inequities because of a tendency in the States, at least among some, to blur the distinction between Democratic Socialism, that merely calls for a more equitable distribution of a nation’s wealth, and Socialism, that advocates for government control and ownership of the means of production. My point about elections was meant to underscore how people not armed with knowledge are susceptible to manipulation aimed at serving interests that are not necessarily their own. Hence, my belief that we’re losing elections we should be winning.
I understood you perfectly, Barbara, but I'm afraid I used your response as an excuse...a platform... to add something that you quite evidently didn't say...that it is often construed that people vote against you because they are ignorant, uneducated or simply panicked. Some are quite evidently, but many are not .This often underestimates the degree of free choice in opponents that simply don't want what you are proposing. Many didn't vote for Biden, they just didn't want Trump. That doesn't mean they are in agreement with his program.
Stuart, I wrote, initially, merely to note my observation that Republicans are able to incite fear of any policy aimed at redressing inequities because of a tendency in the States, at least among some, to blur the distinction between Democratic Socialism, that merely calls for a more equitable distribution of a nation’s wealth, and Socialism, that advocates for government control and ownership of the means of production. My point about elections was meant to underscore how people not armed with knowledge are susceptible to manipulation aimed at serving interests that are not necessarily their own. Hence, my belief that we’re losing elections we should be winning.
I understood you perfectly, Barbara, but I'm afraid I used your response as an excuse...a platform... to add something that you quite evidently didn't say...that it is often construed that people vote against you because they are ignorant, uneducated or simply panicked. Some are quite evidently, but many are not .This often underestimates the degree of free choice in opponents that simply don't want what you are proposing. Many didn't vote for Biden, they just didn't want Trump. That doesn't mean they are in agreement with his program.