"The American People will take Socialism, but they won't take the label"

[Babel_17]

The American People will take Socialism, but they won't take the label. I certainly proved it in the case of EPIC. Running on the Socialist ticket I got 60,000 votes, and running on the slogan to "End Poverty in California" I got 879,000. I think we simply have to recognize the fact that our enemies have succeeded in spreading the Big Lie. There is no use attacking it by a front attack, it is much better to out-flank them.

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair

While looking for another quote of his I found that. I used the other quote in this post.

[retrowire]

1. Because Americans are stupid.

Wasn't there another thing about how Republicans will support Obamacare especially if you don't refer it to that way?

[Babel_17]

2. Yes, it's all about responsibility and balancing the books

We were told it was a foot in the door to build on, but I guess that's ancient history now.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. the media brainwashes

throughout generations

[Snarkoleptic]

3. I like this quote as it gets right to the core.

"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."
-John Steinbeck