From the article: “They also refer to the President as a socialist, though this and many of their other claims misuse the term.” How is the term MISUSED when referring to obama?
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Socialism: a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
I guess you can use "socialist" or "socialism" in a looser, more metaphorical sense as well, but you have to be aware that you're doing so, and a lot of people aren't.
Whedon comes out of a very left-wing environment where some people still believe in public ownership of the means of production, so he's sensitive to the distinctions.
His mother was a teacher at a private school and his father was a writer for the Electric Company (how Joss turned out confirms a lot of things people have long believed about public education and public broadcasting).
Because he hasn't nationalized the means of production.
Oh, . . . never mind.
Because he hasn't nationalized the means of production.
Oh, . . . never mind.