Polls: Society & Politics

Do you think people who support democratic socialism are usually thinking independently, or are they mainly influenced by ideological framing?

My answer is indoctrination.

That does not mean every supporter is stupid or incapable of thinking. It means democratic socialism is often presented through a very selective moral and economic framework.

People hear slogans like “tax the rich,” “free healthcare,” “free college,” and “healthcare is a human right,” but they are rarely forced to answer what happens after the slogan.

The Nordic model, for example, is not funded only by billionaires and corporations. Countries like Denmark and Sweden fund large welfare states through broad-based taxation, high consumer taxes like VAT, and heavy taxes on the middle class. That part is usually left out.

There is also opportunity cost. Money directed through government cannot also be used by families, businesses, churches, charities, investors, entrepreneurs, or local communities. Every government program consumes resources that could have been used elsewhere.

And then there are incentives. If you punish productivity, investment, risk-taking, and success too heavily, you eventually get less of those things.

My issue is that many people are taught capitalism’s failures while government failure is ignored. Markets can fail, yes. But bureaucracies fail too. Politicians have incentives. Agencies protect themselves. Programs grow beyond their original purpose.

So yes, I see support for democratic socialism as more indoctrination than independent economic reasoning—not because every supporter is unintelligent, but because the ideology is often taught with the costs, tradeoffs, and government failures conveniently minimized.

Do you think women who reject modern feminism are thinking for themselves, or are they mainly indoctrinated?

My answer is independent.

Rejecting modern feminism does not automatically mean a woman is indoctrinated. In many cases, it can actually reflect independent thinking, because modern culture often treats feminist assumptions as the default and socially acceptable position.

Many women critically evaluate modern feminist narratives and conclude that those ideas do not align with their values, life goals, faith, or lived experiences. Choosing motherhood, family, traditional gender roles, modesty, or complementarian beliefs does not make a woman less capable of thinking for herself. She may simply have examined the arguments and reached different conclusions.

True independence means having the freedom to define empowerment and success on your own terms, not only within frameworks approved by mainstream ideology.

Too often, calling anti-feminist women “indoctrinated” just means, “I respect women’s choices only when they choose what I approve of.”

That is not empowerment. That is ideological gatekeeping.

Most popular French-language songs are now made by people of African descent, African players carry France in the World Cup, Marseille is practically an African city, and France still derives a significant part of its economic influence from its former African colonies.

According to the World Health Organization, Turkey has around 10 million stray dogs and is considered a rabies-risk country. Europeans dealt with their own stray dog problem long ago, and even today they require pet dogs to be microchipped to prevent a stray population from emerging again. But when it comes to Turkey, they pressure us in the name of animal rights.

On the other hand, we also have a group of people here who constantly complain, saying, "You don't want to be a stray animal—or even a woman—in Turkey. Life is too hard."

So here's my proposal: we open our border gates in Thrace and let our stray dogs cross into Europe. They'll supposedly have a wonderful life there. And if our European overlords happen to be bothered by them, they're free to cull them after all—they won't have to answer to anyone. After all, the Dutch culled 300,000 chickens last year, and hardly anyone said a word about it.

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Your US Gov't lied to the people. 20 US bases were hit by Iran missiles and drones. 90% success rate. The mighty US military only stopped 10% of Iran's missiles and drones. This infuriated Trump and he wanted to use Nukes on Iran and the Generals said no. Then Trump wanted to invade with troops and Generals told him we don't have enough. And yes Trump got on his knees and begged Iran for cease fire. Trump agreed to all their terms but now he has buyers remorse and now the war is starting back up. We did Iran a favor killing the old leaders and the Younger leaders are like North Korea leader Jung. They will now make or buy Nuclear Weapons.

Centrist Democrats sign pledge to uphold moderate policies after progressive wins - https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/centrist-democrats-sign-pledge-uphold-182250264.html

Mamdani froze rent for nearly a million New Yorkers, but some Bronx tenants outside the rent-stabilized system may still face steep rent hikes. Will this rent freeze ultimately help or hurt New Yorkers?

Mamdani froze the rent for a million New Yorkers — these Bronx tenants say he left them behind - https://nypost.com/2026/06/26/real-estate/residents-of-this-nyc-housing-complex-face-a-31-rent-spike/

I hope they DO! Their honor and dignity should be more important than winning the World Cup.

Word on the street is, Egypt might be boycotting too. That would be very interesting how the forfiet would work if they did.

And the reaction from the fans and organizers who would probably have to refund them.

God, I hope they make good on their threat and send a message and inconvenience a lot of people.

To answer my own question, I would vote Oppressed—not because motherhood itself is oppressive, but because modern culture often treats traditional motherhood, homemaking, and family-centered roles as lesser, outdated, or signs of dependence. Motherhood should be respected as meaningful, not treated as something women need to be liberated from.

Imagine how much propaganda it took to convince women that this is oppressive -

Imagine how much propaganda it took to convince women that this is oppressive. pic.twitter.com/qzONNpVNLe

— Katie Miller (@KatieMiller) June 25, 2026

PLEASE HELP SUCH PEOPLE. I FORGOT HOW NOT TO COPE WITH WHAT I SAW SO I MADE FUN OF IT. BEING TOLD "SEEK HELP" FELT INSULTING BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WHEN I SOUGHT HELP IT WAS DENIED.

I’m curious whether Democrats think democratic socialism is actually popular enough to win nationally, or whether it only works in deep-blue districts. My view is that running a democratic socialist would expose how far left the party has moved and would be a major general-election liability.

White supremacists are notorious spineless sh*t***ds who will do everything they can to maintain their image of "toughness" and "strength." Without it, they're just the losers they always were, are, and always will be.

This is one of the main reasons why demonstrations are so important to them: they provide an opportunity to appear strong and generate publicity by doing absolutely nothing beyond standing there, as though they're hoping to be discovered by a failed real-estate agent turned talent manager who can finally help them fulfill their collective life purpose of becoming third-rate army surplus mannequins.

Nazis taught them well: the more controversy they generate, the more people talk about them, and the more "strong" and "serious" they appear. For this to work, however, they must keep their cool and present themselves as peaceful, upstanding citizens. With a little luck, some immature, boisterous leftists will show up and scream at them while they stand there like discarded d*ldos, allowing them to look "good" by comparison.

So what do you do?

• You can't fight them, because then you become the aggressor disrupting a "peaceful" protest. They'll milk the martyrdom they've supposedly endured for years to come.
• You can't throw water balloons at them because that's legally considered assault, and gawd knows they'll eagerly press charges and parade their boo-boos before the world while crying, "Look what the radical left did to me!"
• You can counter-protest, but that can backfire, making them look "good" and you, look bad.

The best way is to turn their protest into a f*cking joke. Because, we often forget that this is what they are. The seriousness and strenght is entirely superficial and it's always hanging by a thread.

Steal the attention away from them, letting them stand there like the tools that they are while something much more interesting happens.

But with what?

That's the question. Which would you rather have? A peer juror, like the USA uses, or 3 judges like most other nations use?

Pretty sure there are plenty of leftists or left-aligned radicals who own, use, or have used guns. Just look at cases like Tyler Robinson, Micah Xavier Johnson, James Hodgkinson, Willem van Spronsen, Michael Reinoehl, Connor Sturgeon, Luigi Mangione, Tycen Proper, and others. So the idea that a hypothetical civil conflict would be one-sided because “leftists don’t use guns” is not realistic. That scenario is more political fantasy than serious analysis.

We Asked AI To Simulate If The U. S. Had A Second Civil War pic.twitter.com/BRyZTZFqZz

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) June 23, 2026

New York congressional primary winner Darializa Avila Chevalier has faced scrutiny for her past alignment with student activists who called for the "total eradication of Western civilization." Critics view this rhetoric as an attack on democratic values, while defenders frame it as an anti-imperialist critique of global power structures.

DSA House primary winner led radical anti-Israel group, took part in Columbia campus takeover - https://nypost.com/2026/06/24/us-news/mamdani-backed-darializa-avila-chevalier-radical-anti-israel-group-that-demanded-total-eradication-of-western-civilization/

I had a guy in his 40's communicating this to me recently. Thought it was hilarious. Reminded me of being in 6th grade