agip wrote:
Trollminator wrote:
The term is so negative that avoiding it at all costs, especially in states like GA, is probably the safest play. Responding the way you put it would confirm to a lot of people that Dems are socialists. Those people don't care what it means and it's pointless to try to explain, they just know it's "bad". It would backfire similar to Beto's taking away riffles comment.
you are probably right, but it's frustrating that 'leftism' or 'progressivism' is used as an insult and few stand up, jut out their chests and give a full throated defense.
I'm sure we've all seen lists like this, and some points are debatable, but each one brought charges of 'socialism' or 'world government' but we're all pretty darn happy they are in place.
The GI Bill
Endangered Species Act
Environmental Laws
The Space Program
The Peace Corps
Americorps
The Civil Rights Movement
Earned Income Tax Credit
Family & Medical Leave Act
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Americans With Disabilities Act
Freedom of Information Act
Women's right to control their reproductive future
Allowing citizens to view their own credit records
The Internet
Balancing the federal budget
The Brady Bill (5-day wait on handgun purchases for background checks)
Lobbying Disclosure Act
"Motor-Voter" Act
The Voting Rights Act
Unemployment Insurance
Medicare/Medicaid
Food Stamps/WIC
Social Security
Peace between Israel and Egypt
Peace between Israel and Jordan
The Department of Education
The Department of Energy
The Department of Transportation
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Labor Laws
The Marshall Plan
Winning World War II
Food Safety Laws
Workplace Safety Laws
The Tennessee Valley Project
The Civilian Conservation Corps
The Securites and Exchange Commission
Women's Right to Vote
Universal Public Education
National Weather Service
Product Labeling Laws
Truth in Advertising Laws
Morrill Land Grant Act
Rural Electrification
Public Universities
Bank Deposit Insurance (FDIC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Broadcasting
Supporting the establishment of Israel
The United Nations
NATO
Yep, and I agree Dems have just done a terrible job letting Rs control the narrative. I do recognize it's hard though when most of the electorate is in the business of being conned and misinformed.