[lbo-talk] 36% of Americans have a positive image of socialism

Matt lbo4 at beyondzero.net
Tue Feb 9 14:11:31 PST 2010


On Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 06:56:59AM -0500, shag carpet bomb wrote:


> that is so true. relatedly: some folks i've encountered are absolutely
> certain that people who support socialism are lazy. i encounter this all
> the time and it never fails to floor me.

Most of the screaming about debt and spending I see on our local newspaper's web forum is really just a stand-in for anger at "unfairness." The Cadillac Welfare Queen is the major issue; literally, these people lay awake at night over the thought that someone might be getting a free-ride. Every objection begins with "I am not against social programs that help those truly in need, however..."

No amount of data on social programs and who uses them seems to matter.

Matt

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