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[–] 30 points 2 years ago*

Years ago, when I started getting over my conservative upbringing, I was telling a friend--in an awkward incoherent manner--how I thought we needed to radically reform healthcare in the US.

She detected my mental struggle and said, "Socialism is not a dirty word".

That simple phrase cut through my conflicted brain. It's embarrassing how indoctrinated I was, and how I needed permission from a smart person to just accept the obvious.

I wonder how many other doofuses out there are like I was. They just need the right phrase at the right time from someone they respect.

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