Where is Socialism Within the Overton Window

[hobo8675309]

For those of you unfamiliar with the Overton window theory (not to be confused with the Glenn Beck book of the same name), it is a theory that social policies can be visualised within a metaphorical window that ranks every policy on a scale of unthinkable, radical, acceptable, sensible, popular, and policy. What I might ask is, where does socialism fall within the window? I would argue that facism and theocracy are the only unthinkable policies, Marxism, Leninism, and Maoism are radical, somewhat moderate socialism and social democracy are accpetable, center leftists (mostly from the Democratic party) are sensible, Tea Party/Libertarian and religious movements are popular, and corporate capitalism is a policy. How does revleft feel about that?

[ed miliband]

It isn't.

Look at the organisation behind this theory:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Center_for_Public_Policy

Socialism isn't about 'policy', and certainly not in the manner that the Mackinac Center for Public Policy consider the term. Everything we propose would be considered unthinkable by them, with fascism and theocracy being much more appealing.

[KurtFF8]

Indeed, socialism isn't a specific policy or set of policies, but is instead a new social system in general.

Now this theory may be applicable to a socialist society, i.e. what kinds of reforms to the system fall into those categories. But socialism is a total change, not a set of reforms and policies.

[RED DAVE]

Actually, socialism is a set of policies. As we speak, the Obama Administration is considering how best to turn control of the economy of the USA over the working class.

RED DAVE