"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism.

But, under the name of "liberalism," they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program,

until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.

" He went on to say: "I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party.

The Democratic Party has adopted our platform."

Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 - December 19, 1968)

was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.

Depends what he means by '"liberalism"' and what has changed in our society since 1944.

(You need to be careful reading quips like that or you might get brainwashed!)

But true liberalism no.

But members of the right are just as guilty of this with socialist "light".

Same great taste with half the calories!

First thing I thought of when I read the heading of the post.

Good old Woody. Even if he did have sympathetic views of communism... or so I've read. 🌫

Redistribution of wealth.

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