No, they weren’t. They famously co-opted the “socialist” name because the actual socialists of the time were by far the largest voting base. It was an attempt to attract some of them to their own party.
Like everything a conservative does, putting the word “socialist” in the party name was deception and manipulation. It’s like when conservatives append the word “freedom” or “family” to something that is absolutely not supportive of those values.
And the DPRK has “democratic” in its name. There are so many better arguments to use.
And Nazis were originally socialist. The list goes on…
No, they weren’t. They famously co-opted the “socialist” name because the actual socialists of the time were by far the largest voting base. It was an attempt to attract some of them to their own party.
Like everything a conservative does, putting the word “socialist” in the party name was deception and manipulation. It’s like when conservatives append the word “freedom” or “family” to something that is absolutely not supportive of those values.
The far right party in Switzerland. Is called Union Democratique du Centre in French (Democratic Union of the Center).
Good to know. Thank you. I will use that as a modern example in the future.
I’ll bet you think FedEx is run by the government because it’s got federal in the name.