Why is it the U.S. doesn't have a major party which advocates democratic socialism or social democracy like Canada, the UK, and Australia do? It seems to me that our two major parties simply want to tweak the current system as opposed to making major changes.
Maybe a better plan would be to try to bring social democracy to one state. I don't think it would work too well in my home state of Florida because the voters aren't left-wing enough. Perhaps Vermont would be a better bet because they elected the only socialist U.S. Senator, Bernie Sanders.
What do y'all think? What would it take to bring socialism to America?
Rightly or wrongly the word "socialism" is viewed very negatively by most Americans. Any party using the word in their name would not stand any chance of being elected.
Conservatives here scream about socialism as it buys them votes among some people. Frankly, the vast majority of Americans really know nothing about what socialism is really all about. It is good politics to claim others are socialistic just as it is good politics to paint Capitalists as evil in some other countries.
Americans are not going to put up with all out socialism and there are to many impediments in the constitution to have this country transition to it without amendments.
We do have people pushing for it.
We also have many standing for freedom and want our nation to survive because we understand what history teaches. There has yet to be a nation that really survives the horrors of socialism.
No I am not a socialist. But I am not in favor of unbridled Capitalism either. I know my history and do not want us to return to the days of the Robber Barons either.
Have you ever looked up what the average citizen pays in taxes and other fees? Sales tax, property tax, state income tax, federal income tax, social security, and many other taxes. Just look at your pay stub. Is that not socialism? If not how much further would we have to go to be there? Medicare? Welfare?
You need to go study the variations of socialist thought. We're not stuck in the USSR anymore. Adopting socialism through a gradual, evolutionary process would be great for the United States.