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John Steinbeck once said, that socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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Sun of the Moon · 73w
The reality.. the socialists have been playing the long game for nearly 100 years with the blessing of the elites.
The Great Gazoo · 73w
From steinbeck’s wikiquote page: this is disputed … but the remark is very likely a paraphrase from Steinbeck's article "A Primer on the '30s." Esquire (June 1960), p. 85-93: "Except for the field organizers of strikes, who were pretty tough monkeys and devoted, most of the so-called Communists ...
DrDoggyballs · 73w
Would he still say that in 2024?