Digging my way through scholarly literature for a new research project! It's always fun to see how historiography has evolved throughout the decades – especially regarding topics more ideologically charged.
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#Wages have stagnated, and yet the #rich have never been richer. This is a runaway train that we need to halt. We need new tracks, a new engine, and a new locomotive. It's okay to set aside what isn't working and go back to the drawing board. #americansocialism #socialismnow #socialism
Minnesota and Wisconsin were hotbeds of democratic socialism in the early 1900s. The IWW was active as unions took hold. Truth y'all - look it up.
I had relatives that ran for local offices on the socialist ticket.
#WeThePeople #UnionStrong #AmericanSocialism
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#AOC2028
#Bernie
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#SocialismRising
Joe Scarborough @thebulwark.com/the corrupt capitalist dems like Cuomo/the Clintons, The Democratic Party is our party now. Along w/TACO47MAGAts Yall have destroyed 🇺🇸
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Socialism is working in sports with billionaire owners and millionaire players, but it is not good enough for ordinary Americans. That's exactly what Dr King was talking about.
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There is a salary cap. The lowest teams get first pick of the best players in the draft so that the gap between teams doesn't grow too wide. It is a system designed for equality of opportunity.
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American sports is notorious for its socialism. Revenue from TV, sponsors and advertising is shared equally between the clubs. There is no promotion or relegation. So an almost fixed income is guaranteed.
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The Bush consortium sold the club in 1998 for $250m - most of the value coming from the stadium. Bush pocketed $14.9m for his investment of $640,000.
This is what Noam Chomsky called socialising the losses and privatising the benefits.
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The club moved to a new stadium that cost $191m. The cost of the stadium was funded by the people of Arlington, TX via an increase in sales tax of 0.5%. Having a new stadium increased the value of the Rangers, but it was paid for by the public - socialism.
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Before GW Bush became governor of Texas, he was part of a group of 70 investors that bought the Texas Rangers baseball club for $83m. Bush wasn't that rich and his contribution was $640,000.
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Here's something else we are not told about socialism. Martin Luther King said: “We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor.”
