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No they're not. You don't define the overton window, society does. I'm right of the democrats but I'm not far right, that's the society we live in.

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This isn't up for debate. In economic terms, socialism is what the left looks like.

Do you see anything that looks like "socialism" coming from the democratic party in the united states?

yes? you see people like yang advocating for things like UBI, and others like ocasio-cortez wanting similar programs along with other big spending programs like getting rid of student debt and free college.

OK? Yang is hardly a democrat and he is not in any position of power. Nothing you are saying is actually backing up what you are claiming. Quite the contrary, these are examples of democrats who have been pushed away from power because of their ideas. How many delegates did Yang get again?

Ocasio-Cortez is one congress woman who has been in office for less than two years. She is not in a position of power within the democratic party, in fact they actively oppose her.

So what is your point? AOC does not reflect where the democrats are as a party, and it's dishonest to pretend so.

And student loan relief is not socialism. Free college could arguably be, but what is being discussed is far from free college.

Yang is part of the democratic party and therefore a democrat politician, there's no debate on this. The same can be said for ocasio-cortez.

So a communist registers as a Republican and the Republican party is now a party of communism?

Your logic is astounding.

Well, yeah. Universal healthcare, subsidized childcare, forgiveness of student debt, etc.

That's all socialism.

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