Americans in general hate anything where citizens pay higher taxes and share benefits… But they love paying less taxes and getting screwed by corporations… I believe it is 33% racism, 33% stupidity, 33% Paranoia.

I would have liked to have seen on the poll how many people know the difference between communism and socialism?

I am an American who lives overseas in Belgium. I have done for so 9+ years. I don’t plan to come back until the U.S. has universal health care and universal higher education rights. Both of these things are here in Belgium and it makes day to life 1000% better.

However, here are some things that a typical non informed socialism hater says. I usually meet them when I visiting my parents who know live in the south ( retired )… Something about southern folks and their amazing lack of the big picture.

“I hate socialism” then says, “Don’t send my job overseas”

– Hey, guess what a strong social labor party would have done for the last 30 years?

“I hate socialism” then says, “I can’t send my kid to school because he’s white and doesn’t get student loans”

– If Universities and schools were fully funded all students would get student loans. Not just the ones who need it the most… School in Belgium is almost free for university students.

“I hate socialism” then says, “I wish place X had better public transportation”

This is probably one of those hater people who live out in the country side and not near a city cause that’s where the non white people live. Washington DC has a great metro system and its because people collectively pay for it.

“I hate socialism” then says, “Canadian cities have a better standards of living because there are no black people or Mexicans”…

Remind this person that in Vancouver there exists one of the largest Asian populations out side of Asia then say well I guess Yellow people are alright in your book? Vancouver voted #1 in most livable cities recently.

When you get into conversation with these people its so fun to wind them up. I literally had one throw a rib bone at my over dinner. I told him that maybe he should contact Harvard’s debate team because I am pretty sure that they need a Rib Bone Thrower for when times get rough.

But it goes to show, they won’t listen to facts or common sense. Then when you got them in a corner with their bad logic they just change the goalposts and cry about something thing else like “Mexican’s are destroying the country!” or throwing a rib bone…

My favorite is when these haters start talking trash about Europe:

1) They have never lived there
2) They take one health care story second hand from some obscure “source” about how people die on waiting lists.
3) Then just start making crap up…. “French people are more gay so they have less crime…”

Then I tell them that yes I live there and I like it better… silence….

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