• CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Um, sorry, given how much terms have been perverted here, you might as well call them the Party For Pedophilia and Terrorism as far as trying to sell this to average Americans.

    I mean, people still cannot even understand inflation. Imagine more than a century of propaganda and trying to overcome that.

    • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      4 days ago

      You envision the average American as an amalgamation of the various strains of thought in America averaged into one, but that’s not the case. People vary wildly in reception to Socialism, and being forthright and honest is important. They have been steadily growing, more rapidly than ever.

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      I mean I think it could change faster than you’d think.

      It used to be nearly impossible to be openly gay and live a normal life. In a relatively short time that has radically changed.

      Cultural norms and taboos are not as permanent as they seem in the moment.