Yeah, I am for a form of wealth redistribution, but that's not what I get up in arms about. There is a conditioning that takes place in which the elite reframe the public understanding of a word(s). This comes out of postmodern thought. I know that sounds like some farfetched gobblety gook, but it's not. The best modern example is "defund the police." The minute "defund" has to be redefined for it to make sense to someone, they are attempting to manipulate the populace. We have a word that perfectly fits the description of what they say they want to do, "Reform the police." However, they don't use that word. They use defund, and tell the populace that they mean reform. Then why not use reform? Because they want to get rid of the police. Don't believe me? As soon as their base started using the word defund, the same groups that started "defund the police" changed it to "abolish the police." I know a majority of people don't want to get rid of the police, but this is a great example of how a minority are using language to manipulate the people, and they are following the formula laid out in postmodernism. Language is power.

The people at the top know what socialism means. The people at the bottom don't (as evidenced in this thread). Before you can try to enact socialism, it has to not be a dirty word. Change that in the culture first, then you can reintroduce the idea.

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