The right has succeeded in making socialism equal to communism, which is not. They have also managed to convince lots of people that a center party like the democrats is a leftist party, which to the rest of the world is a joke. Even the leftmost part of the party is pretty centered by European standards.

Our country would be much better off if we could return to the view of politics that produced social security and Medicare, but sadly, here we are, stuck with shit that smells bad and trying to fix it by putting it in a box and pretending it’s not there.