[krschultz]

Why does socialism == hate campaign? What is the association between them?

There is a huge difference between a Democrat/liberal person and a socialist, and a huge difference between socialists and facists, and all of them are short of being Nazis.

Anyone standing on the right, painting everyone to their left as socialist Nazis trying to destroy America are completely out of touch.

[lzw]

Omg, do you know Nazi is short for? Nationalist socialists. It is a socialist party. Fascism differs from socialism only in the businesses being titularly in private hands, but they are completely controlled by the government in both.

I think it is quite sad to see so many people who are clearly ignorant about this history using their ignorance as a justification to call me names.

[krschultz]

That's what NAZI stands for? OMG, I HAD NO IDEA.

Of course that's what Nazi stands for. Lets ignore that they were really bad at being socialist among other things, when you think of Nazis what is the first thing you think of? If you are a normal person, it is WW2, the holocaust, death camps, abuse of POWs, Jews (basically everyone), etc.

What does that have to do with their economic policy?

Would you be OK with the Nazis if they cut taxes and reduced regulation? Of course not. The issue with the Nazis is not what they did economically, but what they did militarily.

Socialism is just a set of economic beliefs. And clearly you don't understand them.