The corruption of political language

[JohnSmith]

Believe it or not, the US still in some ways is more socialist than Britain, stereotypes notwithstanding. Amtrak is a Federal-owned company, while utilities and airports are usually owned at State or local level. By contrast, British Rail was privatised in the 90's and utilities and airports here were in the 80's.

The NHS is the major socialistic UK feature. The NHS is an extreme form of socialism as even doctors are federal employees in the UK, not many countries go this far. The UK also has relatively higher taxes than the USA. However, they are both some form of the Anglo-Saxon model.

Major socialistic features of the USA are in forms of education like libraries and public schools.

[KMack]

Believe it or not, the US still in some ways is more socialist than Britain, stereotypes notwithstanding. Amtrak is a Federal-owned company, while utilities and airports are usually owned at State or local level. By contrast, British Rail was privatised in the 90's and utilities and airports here were in the 80's.

I can't speak on Britain. Utility companies are governed by legislatures and committees, water/sewer is pretty local, gas electricity larger. Airports are overwhelmingly owned by local/regional port authorities.

[Tooting Carmen]

I can't speak on Britain. Utility companies are governed by legislatures and committees, water/sewer is pretty local, gas electricity larger. Airports are overwhelmingly owned by local/regional port authorities.

Like I said, in Britain all those things have been privatised, even if the State subsidises them at times.

[JohnSmith]

I can't speak on Britain. Utility companies are governed by legislatures and committees, water/sewer is pretty local, gas electricity larger. Airports are overwhelmingly owned by local/regional port authorities.

The USA is very much ran by local government. The closest most people get to seeing a federal government employee is the Mail Man.

[JohnSmith]

Like I said, in Britain all those things have been privatised, even if the State subsidises them at times.

Politically the UK is much more Socialistic. Jeremy Corbyn would never get very far in American politics. He is very far to the Left.

[Tooting Carmen]

Politically the UK is much more Socialistic. Jeremy Corbyn would never get very far in American politics. He is very far to the Left.

I agree that the UK is more left-leaning on the whole than the US. All the same, Bernie Sanders did a lot better than what was anticipated.

[Phenix]

Great topic, make liberalism great again.

[Tooting Carmen]

The USA is very much ran by local government. The closest most people get to seeing a federal government employee is the Mail Man.

Well the Post Office was privatised a few years ago here too.

[KMack]

Well the Post Office was privatised a few years ago here too.

USPS sucks here. They deliver junk mail and Amazon packages.

[Phenix]

Political language corruption is the premise of "Newspeak", for anecdote it is the official language of Oceania, the huge block in George Orwell's 1984 novel and it comprises USA, where all this political correctness started.