Is it true that Americans are to this day afraid of socialism?

[Bofferbrauer2]

sales2099 said:

Bofferbrauer2 said:

https://www.britannica.com/story/were-the-nazis-socialists

So yes, in name only. They attracted socialists with their socialist branding, but killed them of in the night of the long knives in 1934 after they served their purpose of winning the election with their misleading name.

Otherwise, why not give the statue of liberty to North Korea? I mean, can't be more free than a People's Democratic Republic, right? Dictators have always sought to find names that resonate with the people, most of the time without adhering to their meaning even in the slightest.

Also again, what socialist would take big money from big corporations who want them to remove worker protection rights? That's exactly what the big German Industrials like the Krupp and Porsche families were doing, and Hitler and the entire NSDAP happily agreed. No socialist would ever do that.

I’d say that plays into my stance. Bait and switch. Get elected via Socialism and then transition into fascism.

It always leads to complete government oversight. Suppression of the individual and prioritizing the prosperity of the state. Which is never good on both counts. 

So, the modus operandi of the Republicans? Trying to take away voting rights and healthcare from the poorer people to get the stock market to boom and to finance an overbloated military.