Question for the socialists/Democrats.

You are starting from the assumption that anyone who supports a social program must be lazy, unwilling to work, or looking for free handouts. That is not an honest way to understand what most of these voters believe.
Most Americans who support policies associated with democratic socialism are not asking the government to abolish private property, eliminate businesses, or take over the entire economy. They usually support a mixed economy: private enterprise and capitalism, combined with public programs such as Social Security, Medicare, public schools, roads, police, fire departments, and unemployment insurance.
You can disagree with Medicare for All, higher taxes, stronger unions, tuition assistance, or expanded welfare programs without assuming that everyone supporting them is stupid or lazy. Many of them work, pay taxes, and simply believe government should provide a stronger safety net and place more limits on concentrated corporate power.
Capitalism has produced enormous innovation and prosperity, but completely unregulated capitalism has also produced monopolies, exploitation, financial crises, unsafe workplaces, and severe inequality. Socialism in its fully centralized form has generally performed poorly and often become authoritarian. That is why nearly every successful modern economy uses some combination of markets, regulation, and social programs.
I would rather debate the actual proposals, their costs, their incentives, and whether they work than insult millions of people and pretend they all want something for nothing. You may still conclude that Bernie Sanders or AOC is wrong, but understanding their supporters requires addressing what they actually believe rather than the most insulting caricature of it

The basic selling point of the American left for the past several decades has been ZERO accountability for one's actions. Wanna be lazy? Cool, be on welfare. Let random dudes use you for a cum dumpster? Fine, kill the baby. Don't want to actually learn anything useful? OK, get a worthless degree that doesn't command enough salary to satisfy the loan, the taxpayers will pay for it. And it goes on and on and on

This place has plenty but they’ll insist they’re more conservative than everyone else.

Envy, hate, jealousy…couldn’t cut it as individuals. Find comfort and affirmation in the collective.

Parasites need a host.

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“Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.”

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Churchill was spot on about socialism. Really nothing more that can be added.

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Capitalism has produced enormous innovation and prosperity, but completely unregulated capitalism has also produced monopolies, exploitation, financial crises, unsafe workplaces, and severe inequality.

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Capitalism and free markets have done more to lift people out of poverty than every other economic system combined. It’s been proven especially when you allow it to work. The only reason the Scandinavian countries ever had the money to waste on massive social programs is because past use of capitalism to build their wealth. It’s not perfect but it blows every other system out of the water.

I was raised with the kind of patriotism that looked as America as a giant family. You help out those that need it.

Not everyone is gonna be the genius, so you help ‘em with the homework, someone is gonna be a spazz who sucks at sports, so you put them on a position on the field where they can catch the ball easily. You toss some bills to your nephew because his dad (well, my brother) is a frick up, and it aint the kids fault.

The family is stronger when we are all given the tools to do our best.

On my deathbed, I doubt my last thoughts will be “Dang, I paid too much in taxes so those strangers could have food stamps and better child care”

In fact, by doing so, not only do I figure I am doing best by the lord, but giving more folks a chance keeps the nation stronger.

See, neither of us are morons…we just disagree.

I read this board often because I like knowing what people very politically different than me think, I don't bother with debating here, as that would be an incredibly useless waste of time. The lack of respect here to differing opinions is funny, even the way you asked your question is ridiculous.

But I'd punch the clock here once to say we all mainly try to do our best and we all use the tools and limits we have.

Please tell me how socialist policies and/or a government that turns towards socialism has ever improved things in the long run for anyone. There is absolutely zero compassion in where socialism leads. Read up on your history and you’ll understand.

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It will be interesting to see how many trendy new DSA evangelists were Trump evangelists at some point and how much overlap there is.

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Oh there certainly has been a lot of overlap so far!

hahahahahahahaha

They want what successful people have without working for it.