01-10-2017, 10:24 AM
(01-10-2017, 02:40 AM)Classic-Xer Wrote: You just have to identify with/be one of them to be considered a socialist. BTW, if you identify with one of them then you're in the same bag as all of them according to your dictionary.
Simple definition of socialist....A socialist is a person who believes in socialism. A socialist is a person who advocates for or participates in socialism. According to those definition, I wouldn't peg you as being much of a socialist yourself.
Good enough. To some extent I just don't like to be labeled, or perhaps I want to be more nuanced in applying labels that most. The notion that accepting one label that sort of fits (progressive) means one must accept another label that definitely does not (communist) doesn't feel right to me.
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