JD Vance’s dictionary-busting redefinition of Socialism just put the satirists out of business – 21 epic side-eyes

The stupidest “definition” of socialism I’ve ever heard.

This is literally Newspeak. I’ll call him JD Orwell. https://t.co/5nDbUtfSmc

— Jose Miguel (@jpgechele) October 8, 2026

LOUD BUZZER https://t.co/FcP2IQyeGQ

— brandon* (@brndxix) October 8, 2026

So that’s just capitalism and not being a bigot https://t.co/vqiKOlvwXx

— evan loves worf (@esjesjesj) October 8, 2026

This is what they say when they're scared of people learning the real definition, when they're scared of people demanding more from their government and an economy that actually works for everybody. https://t.co/4Rn7l8qyYp

— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) October 8, 2026

The Vice President is as clueless about what socialism means as the MAGA base. https://t.co/PXB3CD19PZ

— Moe Davis (U.S. Air Force, Retired) (@ColMoeDavis) October 8, 2026

“Socialism is when I don’t like something.” https://t.co/YjZvVHjVpZ

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) October 8, 2026

Words used to mean things. https://t.co/9VuV8Yytt6

— Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP) (@KSPrior) October 8, 2026

Do words mean things, or do they just mean what we want them to in the moment? Who's to judge, right? https://t.co/k5vnGjlLkS

— Mike Nelson (@mikenelson586) October 8, 2026

Up is down. Or sideways. Or whatever I say it is. https://t.co/dsKNVi1rjL

— Frank Wells (@FrankTracy) October 8, 2026

Stalin’s USSR and Mao’s China were famously beacons of hope for the trans community. https://t.co/uBoLtzY7Zd

— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) October 8, 2026