Florida Democrats have taken to calling Republicans socialist
Americans of all stripes are confused about what socialism is
To the voters in a South Florida congressional district, the political advertisement lays out a stark choice: “This election will determine if we remain a beacon of freedom or we become a socialist dictatorship.” Surprisingly, though, the candidate speaking—with a bejewelled American flag on her lapels—is the Democratic candidate, who casts herself as the warrior for freedom and her opponent, a Trump-supporting Republican, as a socialist menace. What is going on?
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “What’s in a name?”
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