Why Are Some People So Afraid of Socialism?

Is there more to this fear than nearly a century of propaganda?

Photo of flags bearing the communist hammer and sickle by Moises Gonzalez on Unsplash.

I went a little bit viral on TikTok recently for voicing the unthinkable: I said that I like paying taxes. As you might imagine, it was predominantly the Americans and Conservatives in my comment section who found themselves shocked and appalled. The words communist and socialist were…