And if something did maybe happen, it’s the CIA’s fault

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    The people who think .world is socialist also think socialism is when the government does things and that social democracy is a type of socialism and not a type of liberalism.

    This is especially evident the way they get whipped into a froth any time actually existing (and former) socialist countries get brought up.

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        The CIA tried to kill Charles DeGaulle in 1961, but if the CIA isn’t trying to kill your leader, you’re not doing socialism.

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      This is especially evident the way they get whipped into a froth any time actually existing (and former) socialist countries get brought up.

      It’s funny that all the “AES” countries that are brought up are just authoritarian states, and sometimes, for that matter, authoritarian capitalist states. It’s almost like the people championing these supposedly socialist countries are just fascists painted red.