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It has been said that socialism's appeal in the West (or perhaps just the USA), democratic or otherwise, was spoiled for the majority by the existence of the USSR, and by extension China, Vietnam, and the other Communist countries the West has had problems with.

Would socialism be better received if Russia had never turned Communist? What paths would socialism and other, similar policies take without having to distance themselves from the USSR? Is there any chance we could see a socialist POTUS?
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