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== Popular consciousness of socialism == | == Popular consciousness of socialism == | ||
Outside of the United States and a large block of right wing nations, socialist parties and ideas have been a current in political discourse for at least two or three generations. In the United States however, it is ironic that | Outside of the United States and a large block of right wing nations, socialist parties and ideas have been a current in political discourse for at least two or three generations. In the United States however, it is ironic that popular consciousness of socialism is being driven by a revived red-baiting by the most backward right wing elements. There was a thriving socialist movement in the US which more or less withered at the beginning of the cold war and has, until now, been generally considered non-existent. This isn't accurate, there are socialist parties in the US but a mass movement in that direction is unlikely to find its outlet in those channels. | ||
