MAGATs, not necessarily known for their genius, have a simple problem. It's a problem GOP "conservatives" have always had. They think "socialism", and "capitalism" are single, discreet, systems. It's an offshoot of their general overly reductive attempts at logic. That's what makes them think everything can be reduced to either/or, black/white, +/-, 1/0 comparisons. They do not realize that there is no such thing as a "socialism" that is always bad and can be blocked or stopped. They do the same with "capitalism"--- to MAGATs, it's always good, and always superior. MAGATs are not capable of thinking about more than 2 variables. When they say "socialist", they THINK they are talking about one thing, when there are various socialisms. The Scandinavians, and most of the EU, claim to be "capitalists". Theirs is not the same as US "capitalism", nor is it the same as the capitalism practiced in Somalia, or Iraq, or many 3rd world countries. There is a RANGE of what is called "capitalism", just like there is a RANGE of what is called "socialism". Despite their claims, the EU is mostly democratic socialism, including Scandinavia. (Many of them try to get around that fact by claiming to be "social democratic" systems, though there are few distinctions between that and democratic socialism.) Democratic socialism is different from the Soviet Union, the Chinese version, the Cuban version, etc. Until MAGATs educate themselves, there will never be a meeting of minds with normal, thinking people.