The Democratic Party can accurately be described as a socialist party. The problem is that most Americans today are poorly educated, know nothing about the true history of socialism and definitely have no understanding how capitalism creates real wealth, jobs, prosperity and ultimately social justice.
More than that, they’re Marxists, who see history as the struggle between groups for “power.” They have no understanding of individual liberty, and its function as the foundation of our civilization. Their view also rationalizes any tactics needed to “win,” as they see politics literally as a fight to the death. There is no “coming together” possible with them, and trying to compromise with them is suicide.
I don’t agree that most America’s are poorly educated on socialism. They have a decent idea of it. The bigger problem is around half the nation self identifies as Socialists. There was a poll that showed 47% of Americans support Socialism. Almost all Democratic Party members WANT Socialism.
It is not a question of complete ignorance, but of stupidity. These people don’t realize that Soclialism doesn’t work. They all believe it just has never been done right. But it is not as if they don’t know about Capitalism, it is that the half of Americans who pay no Federal taxes whatsoever know they have more to gain by stealing from the producers via Socialism, than sitting on their lazy asses and watching hard working people profit from Capitalism.
When half the nation is in the wagon and not pulling it, they are going to want wealth distribution from the half pulling the wagon. Half of all Americans WANT socialism, so they can remain lazy, fat, dumb and happy at the expense of the hard working and the risk takers.
Trump is teaching them one tweet at a time