- Listen to Former President Truman describe how conservatives and republicans use the word “socialism” as a scareword to brainwash the uneducated and unintelligent through fear-mongering. https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/soundrecording-records/sr59-160-president-truman-rear-platform-remarks-syracuse-new-york?fbclid=iwar3xurfxz9kyis3-3gs5q4bprm18c5y5tvgu2dskcbdgfqxqo6ikfu7xmlm 4 comments politics