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user-inactivated · 4330 days ago · link · · parent · post: In /r/socialism, JasonMacker explains socialism starting from historical materialism
I'm glad you appreciate my submissions. "Socialism" is generally a misused term in the United States, even by liberals. Many actual leftists don't consider welfare institutions to be examples of socialism, because they do not meet the definition of "worker control of the means of production". You are right that many workers, especially in the service industry, are alienated. However as we've seen with the recent strike in New York City, even they are beginning to develop class consciousness.