Because they think it'll get people raised on cold war bullshit to go left.
Not saying everyone should immediately go into how Joe Steel was correct, but it's not convincing to say "yeah all those other socialist projects were either not socialist or stupid, but we will get it right this time" because it plays more into people smugly thinking free healthcare will result in banning blue jeans or whatever.
Because they think it'll get people raised on cold war bullshit to go left.
Not saying everyone should immediately go into how Joe Steel was correct, but it's not convincing to say "yeah all those other socialist projects were either not socialist or stupid, but we will get it right this time" because it plays more into people smugly thinking free healthcare will result in banning blue jeans or whatever.