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Takoma Park festivalgoers split on what socialism means

A Gallup poll shows 43% of Americans view socialism positively, though Takoma Park festivalgoers hesitated when asked about surrendering personal property.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFox News reports a Gallup poll finds forty-three percent of Americans view socialism positively.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThen Takoma Park festivalgoers got asked about giving up their stuff and froze.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentJoining us from a yacht is publicist Cassidy Voss. Cassidy, why did the word socialism stall out at a festival?

  4. Cassidy VossLet me reframe that. Socialism isn't stalling. It's a comeback. Third act. Great lighting. I'm on the deck right now, and the lighting is incredible.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay. The festivalgoers hesitated at surrendering property. That's the actual report.

  6. Cassidy VossLet me reframe that. They weren't hesitating. They were pausing for emotional impact. Pauses test very well. I'd take ten percent.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTen percent of what?

  8. Cassidy VossOf the commons. Someone has to manage the commons. I'm someone.

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou're on a yacht, Cassidy.

  10. Cassidy VossLet me reframe that. It's a floating community asset. With a hot tub. The shared space. Which is occupied. By me.

  11. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo share the hot tub with the festival. Everyone in Takoma Park.

  12. Cassidy VossThat's not sharing, that's a hostile takeover of my steam. Let me reframe that: it's not even my boat.

  13. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhose boat is it?

  14. Cassidy VossA landlord's. I rent it by the weekend. He is deeply against sharing anything.

  15. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the yacht is a rental, and you're the one who can't agree on what socialism means.

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