Where does Socialism fit into this exactly? As a counter-example, the US is currently in the process of implementing an extraordinary amount of censorship across the board, and rolling out massive state surveillance apparatus, but you don't see anyone accusing the current autocratic regime there of spooky "Socialism"
That account's history is almost entirely left bashing or giving praise to Elon Musk. I'd guess the comment above is part of his ongoing effort to destabilise the British political norms.
BREAKING NEWS: conservative blames "socialism" for the ills caused by conservatism
People thinking that New Labour is left wing is both frustrating and amusing. There's constant in-fighting in the Labour party for a reason. Thatcher supposedly thought one of her greatest achievements was making the Labour Party agree on the economy. Labour is increasingly socially regressive. Mrs. Snooper's Charter herself became Prime Minister as leader of the Conservative Party and brought in a ton of state surveillance and new terrorism laws. I'm genuinely baffled as to what you think "socialism" even is or what you think it's to blame for here.
Socialists governments do have taxes, yes, but to suggest that tax rate alone can define socialism implies to me a deeply misinformed understanding of what socialism even is.
This has been happening for decades in the UK and the US regardless of the regime.
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Do you have a link about the case you're quoting? I can't find any reference to it.
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Unlike the time the US banned a millions of people on the basis of religion, pure socialism.
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Where does Socialism fit into this exactly? As a counter-example, the US is currently in the process of implementing an extraordinary amount of censorship across the board, and rolling out massive state surveillance apparatus, but you don't see anyone accusing the current autocratic regime there of spooky "Socialism"
That account's history is almost entirely left bashing or giving praise to Elon Musk. I'd guess the comment above is part of his ongoing effort to destabilise the British political norms.
Why do people trawl through a poster's history in attempt to disarm their argument? Surely just addressing it on its own merit is sufficient, no?
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Thanks for the context haha.
Left bashing is one thing, but someone gicing praise to Elon Musk in 2026 is just mind-blowing to me
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BREAKING NEWS: conservative blames "socialism" for the ills caused by conservatism
People thinking that New Labour is left wing is both frustrating and amusing. There's constant in-fighting in the Labour party for a reason. Thatcher supposedly thought one of her greatest achievements was making the Labour Party agree on the economy. Labour is increasingly socially regressive. Mrs. Snooper's Charter herself became Prime Minister as leader of the Conservative Party and brought in a ton of state surveillance and new terrorism laws. I'm genuinely baffled as to what you think "socialism" even is or what you think it's to blame for here.
If 40% taxes is not socialism then at what percentage does it start ?
Socialists governments do have taxes, yes, but to suggest that tax rate alone can define socialism implies to me a deeply misinformed understanding of what socialism even is.