Of course it is simplyfying and, stricly speaking, wrong to generalize a whole group of people. Yet, to even call Obama a "putative socialist" is an indication of how little the general American public knows of and how much they fear socialism (as I presume the attribute "socialist" come from his political enemies). To European ears, to hear a Democrat to be called a "socialist" is highly amusing.
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Date: 2008-10-13 06:22 pm (UTC)Yet, to even call Obama a "putative socialist" is an indication of how little the general American public knows of and how much they fear socialism (as I presume the attribute "socialist" come from his political enemies). To European ears, to hear a Democrat to be called a "socialist" is highly amusing.