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[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 57 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Socialist is not a bad word. Only in the US it's a bad word, because socialism means billionaires need to earn less, and the billionaires won't allow that.

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 9 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I never said it's a bad word, but as someone from the east, socialist sounds a bit over-the-top for just healthcare, socialism (social policies) is part of any well balanced capitalism system for me.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago

Here in Europe elements like healthcare still fall under socialism.

Im not sure how the Mexican government operates, but typically it's not all-or-nothing. Just because a socialist gets elected doesn't mean they suddenly have the power to completely overturn a country and kick capitalism out. Such changes would require overwhelming majorities.

However, socialists would strive to implement those elements of their idealogies they can.

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 4 points 4 hours ago

Agreed. But the context of the area needs to be accounted for. Socialist ideas compared to the old status quo.