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Socialism's Positive Rating Tops 40% for First Time

70 points · 104 comments · karakoram

  1. yunwal · · focus · HN ↗
    In my view, it's not that socialism with a lowercase s as defined by worker ownership of the means of production has gotten way more popular, it's that "Socialist" has shifted to mean New Deal Democrat as the Democratic party has shifted towards being the party of business interests.

    If you look at what Mamdani, arguably the face of American Socialism, is doing in NYC, it's basically deciding to hold businesses accountable for breaking laws and noticing where markets have failed to provide core needs in the city.

    1. ekjhgkejhgk · · focus · HN ↗
      > it's not that socialism with a lowercase s as defined by worker ownership of the means of production has gotten way more popular,

      That's not the definition of socialism in any case.

      1. EliRivers · · focus · HN ↗
        That's not the definition of socialism in any case.

        In many cases it very much is the definition of socialism.

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