Who’s Really Afraid of Socialism?

Deconstructed

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🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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“Tonight,” proclaimed Donald Trump in his State of the Union Address, “we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.” The line received a standing ovation from Republicans and Democrats alike, yet recent polls show that socialism is growing in popularity in the U.S., with a net positive rating among Democrats. To discuss America’s long-held resistance to socialism and its current rise in popularity, Mehdi Hasan is joined by Washington Post columnist Elizabeth Bruenig.

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0:00.0	Tonight we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country
0:16.3	Welcome to deconstructed I'm Eddie Hassan president Trump gave one of the longest state of the Union speeches ever on Tuesday night
0:23.2	And it was filled with the usual racist lies about immigrants the usual belligerence and war-mongering in relation to Iran
0:29.4	And the usual BS about making America great again
0:32.7	But he also took time out to slam the S word yes socialism always a shock when you hear that kind of
0:39.0	Surgeons of Kohlhoor rhetoric in a in a contemporary administration
0:43.3	That's my guest today Elizabeth Brunig of the Washington Post author of the op-eds
0:47.7	It's time to give socialism a try and it's time to reclaim socialism from the dirty word category
0:53.4	Well, we're gonna try and do both on the show today
0:56.5	This week on deconstructed who's really afraid of socialism
1:02.9	Here are the United States we are alarmed by the new calls to adopt socialism in our country
1:14.4	America was founded on liberty and independence and not government coercion
1:20.5	Domination and control we are born free and we will stay free
1:28.6	Tonight we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country
1:41.7	Donald Trump speaking on Tuesday night and his belated state of the Union address in Congress
1:46.4	His mention of the word socialism got booze from the Republican side his pledge to never allow America to become a socialist country
1:54.1	Got a pause and a standing evasion from a fair few people on the democratic side to including how speak a Nancy Pelosi
2:01.1	Because the US of course is the only advanced industrialized nation whose political system has never had a large
2:07.7	Mainstream socialist or even social democratic political party such as the Labour Party in the UK or the French Socialist Party
2:14.5	The German sociologist Werner Sombart famously asked back in the 1880s. Why is there no socialism in the United States?
2:22.4	These days though after a half a century of being demonized by cold warriors and
2:26.8	Tainted in the eyes of ordinary Americans by its association with the Soviets and the Cubans
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