[robertpaulsen]

"BTW, the WOD is the most prominent manifestation of utopian American Socialism."

Calling the WOD a manifestation of "socialism" does not make it so. It can, and has, been called many things, but a social program it ain't, any more so than any other law enforcement activity.

[headsonpikes]

"Calling the WOD a manifestation of 'socialism' does not make it so."

You're right; it's the idea that the sovereign state is best situated to manage the lives of its citizens for the benefit of all that makes it socialism.