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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Because people have been repeatedly trained since the decline of Imperialism to believe that “socialism” is “when capitalism.” When the populace is afraid of the label, the label can be used as a blunt instrument to keep them enslaved to the parasitic Capitalist rulers.