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Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511
Sorry I didn't notice!
note: isn't a socialist not such a good thing? I mean my understanding is that it is really close to communism right? just asking...cause I know that communism is on the left side of the spectrum and fascism is on the right.
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Socialism is about as close to communism as Republicanism is to fascism. Interpret that how you will.
Most governments in Europe (Germany, Britain, the Scandinavian countries, etc.) are socialist in many aspects.
If you don't really know what socialism is, though... what is your Republican ideology based on? It's important to be well-informed on what both sides of the coin are talking about and offering. You should do a little research on what modern socialism is all about. Wikipedia has a nice, detailed review socialism's origins and evolution, as well as what the term tends to mean today (as its current connotations are often quite different from Marx's original ideas):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
Socialized medicine is probably the most prevalent socialist cause in the US these days - the idea that it is the government's responsibility to subsidize health care to make it affordable for anyone who needs it.