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As a Millennial Democrat, I'd like to clarify that when we use Denmark as an example of "socialism," it's not because we actually think that Denmark is socialist. It's because the policies that we advocate for, which Republicans label as "socialism," are in place in countries like Denmark. So if those policies constitute "socialism," then Denmark is "socialist".
The policies aren't actually socialism, and Denmark isn't socialist - it's just a way to point out the absurdity of calling every social welfare program "socialism".
So your rebuttal to people misusing a word is to equally misuse it, just in the other direction?
Eh, that may be true of some people trying to make an ironic point (which sounds like what you're trying to do)
But there are some who actually try to promote actual socialism due to ignorance of what the term actually means (Like AOC). Based on her statements, she seems to think that the only difference between Cuba an Norway is that we have an embargo against Cuba.
Certain millennial democrats (Like AOC) are still try to insist that the reason Cuba's economy is failing is exclusively due to US embargoes. As if us allowing the sale of their cigars and sugar in our country would magically stave off the effects of their backwards economic policies.
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