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Americans and socialism (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That's state welfare/insurance, not socialism.

[โ€“] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

A rose is a rose is a rose. I get your point though. Terms must be defined specifically in order to hold academic discussions. Welfare is called socialism by some.