Saturday, August 13, 2011

If socialism were not vilified to the extent of Palmer's Raids would the Socialist Party still exist today?

What were the goals of the Socialist Party in the teens? A graduated income tax, comprehensive labor laws, comprehensive civil rights laws, comprehensive health insurance and old age insurance. Virtually all of the Socialists' goals were coopted into the Democratic Party's platforms over the years. Palmer's raids were supposed to uproot Communists, Bolsheviks and anarchists.

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