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elleng

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14. SIMILAR, from Harry Truman:

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 01:08 AM

13 hrs ago

Socialism is a scare word they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years.

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called farm price supports.

Socialism is what they called bank deposit insurance.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

When the Republican candidate inscribes the slogan "Down With Socialism" on the banner of his "great crusade," that is really not what he means at all.

What he really means is "Down with Progress--down with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal," and "down with Harry Truman's fair Deal." That's all he means.

' In President Harry's Truman's remarks in Syracuse, New York on October 10, 1952.'

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Lawrence O'Donnell Jr - What did liberals ever do? What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican party? [View all] Swede 15 hrs ago OP

We need to let that ring throughout the tree tops and over the countryside wendyb-NC 15 hrs ago #1

I have a huge crush on this man. legallyblondeNYC 15 hrs ago #2

Get in line! SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #10

I love this! ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #3

Quoted by Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) on The West Wing! elleng 15 hrs ago #4

An episode Lawrence wrote? TommyT139 14 hrs ago #6

Heck yes!!! elleng 14 hrs ago #9

Excellent -- badge of honor indeed Hekate 15 hrs ago #5

Totally agree. But why isn't message getting to voters? We ought to be winning 65+%. Silent Type 14 hrs ago #7

Money. Big fat gobs of dark money buy a lot of anti-liberal propaganda. nt SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #11

Democrats have done well with fund raising and even "dark" money in recent years. Just don't think that's Silent Type 13 hrs ago #13

Did not JFK say something very similar? 3catwoman3 14 hrs ago #8

It IS a badge of honor! dchill 14 hrs ago #12

SIMILAR, from Harry Truman: elleng 13 hrs ago #14

Why .... We are kind and expect nothing back.... Bread and Circuses 13 hrs ago #15

Kick dalton99a 13 hrs ago #16

Wow! HOW did I Miss this Meme from him. You, go, Lawrence! TY, for posting! electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #17

And Don't You Forget About That! ALL of that!!! calimary 12 hrs ago #18

Exactly how I've always felt about it, O'Donnell. B.See 11 hrs ago #19

But today they've moved onto the scarry "trans" people. progressoid 1 hr ago #20