Walz Schools Fox News On Their 'Socialism' Gotcha
Fox's Shannon Bream tried to play a game of gotcha' with Gov. Tim Walz on the definition of "socialism" and it didn't go so well. Republicans constantly intermingle the terms socialism, communism, Marxism, etc. to go after Democrats knowing full well their MAGA meathead audience either doesn't know or care about what the actual definitions of any of them are.
They all love so-called "socialism" when it comes to Social Security, Medicare, disaster relief, having the roads maintained that they're going to drive on, and so on. Good for Walz for making it clear that most Americans actually like and want what Trump and the right keep attacking as "socialism."
BREAM: You've moved to the left. I think that is fair to say. Here's what The Intelligencer says, that “Walz had a fairly conservative voting record in Congress, where he represented a red district. He used that record to win the governorship and then moved sharply left.”
Here's something that you said weeks ago.
(VIDEO CLIP) WALZ: Don't ever shy away from our progressive values. One person's socialism is another person's neighborliness.
BREAM: Okay, so Merriam-Webster dictionary on socialism says it's “a system of society or group living in which there's no private property.” Or this, “ a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the states.”
Did you mean to advocate for that here in the US?