In general the left in the US will benefit from an understanding of what socialism actually is, so every time this phrase comes up, we need to shoot it down until it dies.
In general the left in the US will benefit from an understanding of what socialism actually is, so every time this phrase comes up, we need to shoot it down until it dies.
"Socialism for the rich" perpetuates the idea that socialism is when the government does stuff. We need to get back to the original meaning of socialism which, even before Marx's scientific socialism, was the idea of a society governed for the benefit of society itself, rather than for a privileged class like the royal family, the aristocracy or the bourgeoisie.