diggerop wrote:

Admitting that that in spite of my political leanings, something that
I was vehemently opposed to and was sure would be an unworkable
disaster actually worked reasonably well (and could work better, I
have no doubt,) doesn't make me a socialist. Just smart enough to
admit I'm not always right.

Well said. Unfortunately a great many Americans (on the left and the right)
take an entrenched tribal view of things, and either you stick to their
party line all the way, or you're a heretic.