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[+] -14 points 3 months ago (13 children)

How is publicly-owned grocery stores not far left? That's literal socialism.

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  • [–] 25 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Some other literal socialist institutions that are far left:

    • libraries
    • parks
    • postal service
    • public universities
    • museums
    • hospitals
    • healthcare
    • the military

    This isn't a far-left policy. This is FDR Democrats.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    The postal service has been turned into a junk mail distribution system and there is nothing citizens can do to stop it. It's infuriating.

    Oh and do not be fooled into paying $8 to $9 to companies claiming they can stop the junk mail, that's a HUGE SCAM.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    IMHO this makes more a case for socialism than it demonstrates that these things are not socialist.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    My issue is the classification of these particular items being far-left is a failure of what the far-left. Depending on what you consider socialism, this would be it or a conciliation to the ruling class.

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