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22 June 2025

Stuff Americans say
Socialism 😱 part 3

Stuff Americans say

Roadside sign reading 'The real virus is communism, COVID-19 is just how it spreads'

Reddit comment. BladyJohn (11h, -11 downvotes): "I'd always pick coronavirus over communism"

TikTok/Instagram comment (username redacted). Comment in italic/handwritten font: "You really have no idea how our healthcare system works do you? 94% of Americans have health insurance 3% more are eligible but do not apply. Generic medications in the US are actually cheaper than most other countries, so the VAST majority of medication is incredibly cheap and the remainder is usually covered by insurance and often times they deliver them. Yes you can name one of expensive medications but many of those are simply not available in some other countries. Socialized healthcare imbeciles thinking they got the market cornered. Go die in a line somewhere."

Facebook comment thread. Two comments (username redacted). First (38m): long comment claiming hospitals let you pay any amount over time, medical bankruptcy is caused by other debts, "You Brits have been fed a bunch half truths and even lies", and "I said the poor do fine medically in the US. I have have great insurance, I have had no insurance, and I have had government provided insurance for 'the poor'. I have had no difference in care in any of those situations." Second (35m): "and I am well aware of many faults in the US health care system. But replacing it with socialism is not the answer. It is the slippery slope. Socialism has failed everywhere it has been implemented."

YouTube comment thread. Multiple comments. First (6h ago): long comment supporting Nordic-style socialism, saying "the US definition of 'socialism' is v.distorted". Second (redacted, 6h): "A person's a person, no matter how small. Dr. Seuss". Third (redacted, 6h): "Oh, like the Nordic way. Sweden has a much slower standard of living than the United States and Norway has a high standard of living primarily because of gas and oil. Gas and oil is about 20% of Norway's GDP. Socialism doesn't work." Fourth (redacted, 9m): "The Nordic countries top the happiness index and the democracy index. But, of course, a couple more bucks in your pocket is much more important than having your vote count, or actually being happy." Fifth (4h ago): long reply about Sweden being so poor before socialism that 1.3 million emigrated to the USA

Tumblr post. Text: "why cant america just use celsius it's so much easier to spell than feiehreirheineiheit" Reply: "Because Fahrenheit starts with an F for FREEDOM, not a C for COMMUNISM" Photo of a bald eagle's head with American flag overlay/double exposure. (via deodrant-deactivated20130413)

News article headline with black borders. Text: "Minnesota couple is banned from Walmart after wearing swastika face masks as woman rants: 'If you vote for Biden, this is what we're going to have, socialism!'"

Facebook post screenshot with Russian/Slavic-language interface ("Vcera o 20:53"). Shared image with leaf pattern. Text: "If you don't like stores running out of basic necessities, you're not going to like socialism & communism. Just sayin'." with eye-roll emoji

YouTube reply thread. First reply (username redacted, 2 hours ago): "1. NASA literally uses metric units now. 2. Metric units were invented by the French and are now used by almost every country in the world. Just because the US doesn't use something doesn't mean it is communist." Second reply (username redacted, 39 minutes ago): "1. they use it now and havent been to the moon in 50 years. coincidence? nope 2. frenche and the rest of europe is communist. they have communist free healthcare". Third reply (5 minutes ago, edited): "1. The main reason that the US..." (cut off)

Reddit comment. CaptainDudeMax (6d, -5 downvotes): "Enjoy your high tax rate. I'm afforded all the lux-uries of European socialism without the facist tax rate. Its amazing to have a good job in America!"

Quora/article question headline. Bold text: "Is Britain communist, since it's considerably more left-leaning than the US?"

Instagram post on mobile. pubity (verified). "WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW" banner. Headline: "CANADA'S FIRST-EVER FREE GROCERY STORE IS SET TO OPEN". Photo of community food store lit up at night. Comment (2d): "The C in canada stands for Communism"

Twitter/X post (username redacted). "Democracy has nothing to do with freedom. Democracy is soft variant of communism, it's tyranny of 51%. It's two wolves and a sheep voting for what's on dinner. #Democracy #Republic #USAisNotDemocracy #USARepublic #USAIsRepublic" Attached Spider-Man movie meme: Mary Jane smiling with caption "Tell me the truth... I'm ready to hear it."

YouTube comment (username redacted, 6h ago). "Yup. And we have plenty of socialism right here in America already via numerous benefit systems. And they work. Do you know why? Because capitalism keeps them afloat. They couldn't exist without it. Well...they could, it would just render us third world within about a year. Hence the overwhelming majority of Americans supporting Trump."

Photo of a white wooden roadside sign on green grass. Red text: "THE REAL VIRUS IS COMMUNISM, COVID-19 IS JUST HOW IT SPREADS"

Facebook post screenshot (username redacted, 5 hrs). "I say split away and let them find out what Socialism really is. They will be begging to come back one day to Capitalism. Y'all keep Biden and we will keep Trump!" Reply (yesterday at 8:42 PM): "Build a wall" with emojis. Map showing US 2020 election results with red states circled/labelled "New US of A" with "100" emoji, blue states separated.

Twitter/X reply (username redacted). "Have you lived in, let's say, Norway before? Experience any of their healthcare? Or are you just parroting what the thick-headed socialists have said?" 23:03, 24 Apr 21.

Facebook post on mobile. Debbie [surusername redacted] (5d). "So, a friend of mine decided to cancel her reservation at a resort in Florida, a resort she has stayed at many times. This is the response she was given confirming her cancellation. This needs to be shared as much as possible!!" Below: Siri Found a Contact popup. Email preview: "Re: Tidewater #1102, February 2026" with text: "Yes Ma'am. I have processed your reservation cancellation. We hate to see what's happening to your beautiful country, and are hoping the Canadian people will be able to throw off the shackles of communism before its too late."

Reddit mobile app screenshot. r/libertarianmeme. Posted by u/Ok-You-163, 1h. Title: "Good ideas do not require force." Meme showing prisoners behind bars with text "COMMUNISM - IDEAS SO GOOD THEY HAVE TO BE MANDATORY". thecaninfrance (7m): "The communists are actually the ones inside the prison in this picture. They were rounded up by US backed anti-communists in indonesia. The capitalists are the ones using force here..." Ok-You-163 (5m): "You caught me. Bad choice of photographs maybe"

Facebook post on mobile (AT&T LTE). Shared article from THESOUTHERN.COM: "McDonald's raising US workers' pay in company-owned stores". Text about hourly wages increasing 10% to $13/hour, rising to $15 by 2024. Photo of golden McDonald's arches against blue sky. Comment (username redacted, 28 mins): "There should be a law against this. This is socialism"

Facebook post sharing Fox 13 News article. "BAD NEWS, SLURPEE LOVERS: 7-Eleven says they are canceling their Free Slurpee Day on 7/11 this year due to the coronavirus pandemic -- but if you have the store's app, you can still get a free Slurpee anytime in July." Photo of colourful Slurpee cups. Comment (username redacted, 23m): "'Free Slurpees' sounds like another way this county is turning to socialism"

Political meme. American flag on left, red hammer and sickle on right. White bold text: "IT'S NO LONGER REPUBLICANS VS DEMOCRATS. IT'S AMERICA VS COMMUNISM. AND THAT'S A BATTLE AMERICA MUST WIN."

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