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Nick Freitas says Democrats aren't socialists — they're something worse

theblaze.com · 4h · first reportShare

Democrats often shy away from the terms communist or socialist while throwing the term fascist at conservatives, and BlazeTV host Nick Freitas points out that they might be right to deny those labels — but not for the reason they would think. “You will see Democrats go, ‘You know, I’m not a communist. I don’t like communists. No, I’m a capitalist, but I do want all these massive government welfare programs, and I want the government micromanaging the economy, and I want them controlling industry,’” Freitas tells co-host Christian Hines. “So you’re not a communist,” he continues. “That’s true, because a communist would want the complete state ownership or a socialist would want the complete state ownership of all these industries,” he continues, adding, “You’re a fascist.” “Economically, there is something to be said about how there are substantial numbers of Democrats who ... I would not call them communists economically, I would call them fascists economically,” Hines agrees. “It’s a