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Columbus, Ohio: Centrist Dems begin arguing against far-left agenda as 2020 play ...
Granted, under limited circumstances, such as small homogenous, industrious populations, some form of socialism can operate, but I think of what was said about the "smell of socialism" in the Soviet Union:
"A blend ... of low-octane gasoline, body order, unwashed frying pans, cheap perfume, brown coal, cabbage, dried urine, and musty newsprint."
--Down With Big Brother: The Fall of the Soviet Empire, Michael Dobbs, 1996