Ernie: Let's see what happens with the word "Socialism" in the next x number of months.
The Democrats are back in the saddle in the House and some Dems are now starting the process of running for prez. If Sanders jumps in, then, for sure, we should do something. Sanders is, of course, a self proclaimed actual Socialist even if he is a Marxist. The point I was trying to make is that we should not be reluctant to use the word "Socialism." Also, it is customary in politics that if you put the word "social" in front of something that everyone knows you are referring to some form of socialism. For example, the Social Democrats (Germany, Scandinavia, are little different than Democratic Socialists. The terminology difference mostly denotes different emphases in policy. I am anything but debating the worth of meritocracy. I am in favor of meritocracy. The suggestion was to use the word "socialism" to our advantage. Why? Because the young, a lot of them, around 54% or some such number, favor Socialism now. Also, I'd like to pick a fight with Sanders and challenge him, head on, on his own political turf. Billy ________________________________ From: Centroids <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 2:06 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Billy Rojas Subject: Re: [RC] "Socialism" Hi Billy, Saint-Simon's Socialism is better thought of as Social Capitalism You may or may not remember that I was all set to start pitching Social Capitalism to frustrated Republicans when Trump lost. When he won, Democrats were to shellshocked to be patched on anything. Do you think the phrase “Social Capitalism” might be able to get traction now? Or should we go for something more like a meritocracy or competition? E -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
