Zeeshan Aleem: The GOP has long attacked any kind of government social service as “socialism.' This latest ploy again forces Democrats to play defense on the question of social spending.
The purpose of the resolution is to eliminate any difference between 20th century authoritarian communism and the rising popularity of democratic socialism in the U.S. today.
More broadly speaking, the purpose of the resolution is to eliminate any difference between 20th century authoritarian communism and the rising popularity of democratic socialism in the U.S. today.
Pocan is right. The GOP has long been in the business of attacking any kind of government social service as “socialism,” and this theatrical bid to rally lawmakers to condemn socialism is a part of that project. By exploiting Democrats' pathological fear of being perceived as radicals, Republicans are once again forcing Democrats to take a defensive posture on the question of social spending.
The silver lining here is that more than 80 Democrats did see through the GOP’s tactic and voted against the resolution, and another 14 voted “present,” meaning they declined to take an official position on it. Such an outcome would’ve seemed impossible a decade ago, when socialism still carried more of a stigma.
But Democrats still have a long way to go. The Democratic establishment is still largely hostile to even incrementalist left-wing principles, and it must learn that theatrical left-punching will do little to improve its fate. Ultimately embracing its left wing will yield better results for the American people than living in constant fear of association with the s-word.Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily.
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