Socialist president?

[Sedikal]

I was looking around in the socialist party of America's track recorded and got to thinking "could one of are guys actually win a presidential election?"

I thought this would make good conversation amoung my fellow NSers so I'm putting this thread out. Personally I don't think it will happen so or if it does the person will probably not be affiliated with the socialist party.

[Meridiani Planum]

Absolutely it could happen. Democrats and Republicans have been elected, and they are pretty much socialists. Maybe Socialists Lite (tm).

[Great Yorkshire]

There could easily be a socialist president one day... but they'd have to call it something else... like... pro-american... or proggressovational... or something else that doesn't set Clancy and Cletus's alarm bells off.

[Cu Math]

No. Americans are frankly unable to understand socialism, and a socialist president is impossible while a certain political party has given the very word a pejorative meaning.

[Radiatia]

It won't happen.

Most Americans don't know what socialism is, but have had it drummed into them from birth that it's "bad".

Furthermore socialism is becoming increasingly unpopular even in more socialistic places such as Europe, hence the transition to "Third Way Socialism" amongst most left and centre-left parties throughout the western world.

[Audacious Huxley]

Absolutely it could happen. Democrats and Republicans have been elected, and they are pretty much socialists. Maybe Socialists Lite (tm).

Not from my perspective.

[Cooperative Labor Councils]

But of course we've already got a socialist president! Just ask the Tea Party. They'll tell ya how they oppose the president because he's a socialist, and they'll tell you how unfair it is that there's a Socialist History Month in February, that the Socialist Panthers blocked the polls in Philadelphia or some place, and how much they loved the movies "School of Rock" and "Nacho Libre", starring the hilarious, chubby comedian, Jack Socialist. And their favorite song is "Paranoid", by the band Socialist Sabbath.

[Svalbar]

It is unlikely or they had to call themselves other things, like Democratic Centrists. Because when they hear socialism, they think it is bad.

[Drovinkov]

Inb4"We already have one: Obama"Trolls

[Chinese Regions]

Absolutely it could happen. Democrats and Republicans have been elected, and they are pretty much socialists. Maybe Socialists Lite (tm).

Let's shorten that to Socialite, wait umm...

[Cu Math]

But of course we've already got a socialist president! Just ask the Tea Party. They'll tell ya how they oppose the president because he's a socialist, and they'll tell you how unfair it is that there's a Socialist History Month in February, that the Socialist Panthers blocked the polls in Philadelphia or some place, and how much they loved the movies "School of Rock" and "Nacho Libre", starring the hilarious, chubby comedian, Jack Socialist. And their favorite song is "Paranoid", by the band Socialist Sabbath.

You, sir or madam, win interwebs!

[Death Metal]

Democrats and Republicans have been elected, and they are pretty much socialists.

lolwut

[Keronians]

As long as they remain from the "Socialist Party", nope.

[Eviliatopia]

As long as they remain from the "Socialist Party", nope.

You think that americans wouldn't recognize a socialist agenda?

Absolutely it could happen. Democrats and Republicans have been elected, and they are pretty much socialists. Maybe Socialists Lite (tm).

I see what you mean. But you should use the word Statist. That would avoid confusions.

To respond the OP: Not likely to happen. And I fucking hope it will never happen.

[Death Metal]

Of course, most Americans falsely believe that socialism is giving the government the ability to control us in any way shape or form.

To which I say:

Nothing is more certain than the indispensable necessity of government, and it is equally undeniable, that whenever and however it is instituted, the people must cede to it some of their natural rights in order to vest it with requisite powers.
-FEDERALIST No. 2

ZOMG GUISE THE FEDERALIST PAPERS WERE SOCIALIZT

[Englonia]

Socialism in America will onlywork if they act less like commies & more like the Socialist Parties (france, belgium & Portugal) Socialist Workers' Party (spain), and various social democratic parties in europe, in short, be more liberal and the american people will like you.

[Chestaan]

It won't happen for a long time unfortunately. Maybe if they called themselves something like the End Poverty party they might because at the moment "socialist" is seen as a dirty word in the US.

[Great Yorkshire]

As long as they remain from the "Socialist Party", nope.

You think that americans wouldn't recognize a socialist agenda?

They didn't recognise that that Clinton guy was a horndog or that the cowboy guy was retarded or that the black fellow was born in a satanic ritual in Islamo-indo-kenyan-dinisia.

[Vecherd]

The rest of the presidents will probably be Social Democrats, like the current and former. So no, no socialist presidents.

[Konzekwenzia]

There will never be a socialist president. America will skip straight from capitalism to communism as a gigantic "fuck you" to Marx and his theories.

[Milks Empire]

Absolutely it could happen. Democrats and Republicans have been elected, and they are pretty much socialists. Maybe Socialists Lite (tm).

What you've been drinking and/or smoking... Can I have some?

As long as they remain from the "Socialist Party", nope.

You think that americans wouldn't recognize a socialist agenda?

No, actually, they wouldn't, because they're too caught up in ridiculous, highly inaccurate caricatures.

The rest of the presidents will probably be Social Democrats, like the current and former. So no, no socialist presidents.

Bush and Obama, social democrats? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA- oh wait; he's not joking.

[Socialist States Owen]

If the GOP are to be believed you have a socialist president already.

Oh wait...hold on...turn's out that's bloody absurd.

[Milks Empire]

If the GOP are to be believed *snip*

But they're not. Nor are the Democrats, quite frankly.

[Konzekwenzia]

The rest of the presidents will probably be Social Democrats, like the current and former. So no, no socialist presidents.

Bush and Obama, social democrats? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA- oh wait; he's not joking.

I have to say I'm interested in hearing his reasoning before doing the annoying laugh thing

Of course, sharing a region with him I'm quite confident I already know what he's going to say, but still

Hey Vech, what makes you say that?

[Vecherd]

Bush and Obama, social democrats? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA- oh wait; he's not joking.

I have to say I'm interested in hearing his reasoning before doing the annoying laugh thing

Of course, sharing a region with him I'm quite confident I already know what he's going to say, but still

Hey Vech, what makes you say that?

Well they are Conservative or centre-right both of them, but they showed all the signs of expanding the welfare state and centralization. The are somewhat Authoritarian as well which also fits to Social Democracy at least European style. The U.S is in a special situation of course, with all its federalism and what not.