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orangecrush

(25,894 posts) Wed Jun 25, 2025, 03:18 PM Jun 25

Harry Truman on "Socialism"

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.Â
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Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
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Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

â€”Harry Truman, 1952
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2025-06-25T16:45:06.849127Z

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Harry Truman on "Socialism" (Original Post) orangecrush Jun 25 OP

Proud to be born while he was in office. multigraincracker Jun 25 #1

Great quote--thank you, Orange Crush. Timeflyer Jun 25 #2

You're welcome orangecrush Jun 25 #4

Yep, and it's telling the areas in NYC that Mamdani won. Passages Jun 25 #3

K&R Solly Mack Jun 25 #5

Add it's so funny how Democrats also run away from these famous . . . Nanjeanne Jun 25 #6

multigraincracker

(36,045 posts)

1. Proud to be born while he was in office.

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Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:21 PM

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Timeflyer

(3,298 posts)

2. Great quote--thank you, Orange Crush.

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Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:56 PM

Jun 25

orangecrush

(25,894 posts)

4. You're welcome

Reply to Timeflyer (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 05:29 PM

Jun 25

Passages

(3,406 posts)

3. Yep, and it's telling the areas in NYC that Mamdani won.

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 05:01 PM

Jun 25

Wow — Zohran Mamdani won Hakeem Jeffries (8) and Dan Goldman’s (10) districts
Per@Thorongil16

Members of Congress who endorsed Andrew Cuomo:
– Greg Meeks
– Jim Clyburn
– Adriano Espaillat
– George Latimer
– Tom Suozzi
– Ritchie Torres
Link to tweet

Some can read the writing on the wall, others choose to ignore it.

Solly Mack

(95,378 posts)

5. K&R

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Wed Jun 25, 2025, 05:51 PM

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Nanjeanne

(6,319 posts)

6. Add it's so funny how Democrats also run away from these famous . . .

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 05:57 PM

Jun 25

Albert Einstein
Martin Luther King Jr
Helen Keller
George Orwell
Thomas Paine
Mark Twain

Except when they praise them for other things and conveniently leave out the rest.

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