Nope, it is straight up communism if you ask me. I mean... the liberals are either gonna have to split parties, and/or assume the mantle of communism.
They're so freaking dopey about it too... Like, if you say to one "That sounds a lot like communism to me!" they say stuff like, "No, it's just equality for everyone!" Or "You know, it's like fair access."
Then, me being me, I tell them they should move to China and/or Russia, where their chosen political system is already in place. They never want to.
I read their manifesto "Rules for Radicals" and quite frankly it was FRIGHTENING.
I was a socialist in my youth but I had to admit, except for oh, say weird little places like Sweden, it does not work. Australia is now an epic fail where a TON of folks purchase their non socialist health insurance from the free market. England is kind of limping along.... And Canada, the magic place where everything is backwards, is like somehow magically doing it. That's sort of about it.
Open your borders: Wind up like France. You do NOT want to wind up like France.
I think the US is one of the few truly capitalist societies left and if there is ONE thing I salute Trump for, it is attempting to recreate that. I may not be at ONE with his methods (the fence is a bad idea, I remain in favor of targeted drone strikes, although I know we CAN'T) but that would be a really effective deterrent in my opinion because it's not like the Mexicans are dumb, you don't get to run a cartel if you are not SUPER SCARY SMART etc. Also, you don't get to run a cartel if ALL your workers are dead, either.
At least give them a challenge, if you ask me. I know, you didn't..
It would be a very sad thing to lose one of the few capitalist societies left, and I'm also BEYOND TIRED of propping up the rest of the world financially out of some GUILT thing. Really super sick of it.
Anna