https://www.aol.com/news/rick-scott-using-cheap-old-205628042.html?fr=sycsrp_catchallMiami Herald attacks Sen Rick Scott for his reachout to Hispanics.
[Doug: Are Republicans not supposed to reach out to Hispanics??
Or are they not supposed to call out Dem lies and failures?]
"Scott has shown that he will fear-monger his way to reelection by claiming Democrats are trying to turn America into a socialist country — or that “socialist teachers” may teach children that a “man can become a woman” instead of math or English, as he says in Spanish in a new ad."Miami Herald continues:
"Republican after Republican has beaten Democrats in South Florida by evoking one thing many voters with roots in Cuba, Venezuela and other countries fear deeply: a socialist take over.
Democrats might advocate for greater government involvement in things like taxes or the rights of workers. Many voters may dislike things like welfare or higher taxes on the wealthy. But the standard definition of socialism is something different: “the collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods,” according to Merriam Webster dictionary."[Doug] They go on to say both sides mis-use the terms. In fact, Democrats have proposals in place to have the majority of what some earn go to the government.
Isn't that closer to socialism than to 'free enterprise'?
But if "socialism" is only when government owns the means of production, and communism is when they do that by force and threat of government force, the only way it can happen, then what is the term for leaving ownership private but having all major decisions production decisions, like what kind of car to make, under central control?
The correct term is Fascism.
'Fascism is an economic system that combines elements of capitalism and socialism, with a strong emphasis on state intervention and control over the economy.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_fascismHey Miami Herald, stick that definition in your pipe and smoke it.
"Socialism", "Communism" and "Fascism" all (rightfully) evoke fear of government tyranny in the minds of people who lived under and escaped government tyranny.
Florida, with all it's immigrants and true refugees, has gone Republican.