Norman Thomas

Very strongly agree

No

The party platform emphasizes civil liberties and protection against state and corporate monitoring of personal communication. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

No, handing government IDs to Big Tech creates a dystopian data honeypot for hackers and enables a mass surveillance state

This aligns with socialist critiques of both the surveillance state and the unchecked power of capitalist Big Tech corporations to exploit personal data. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

No, online anonymity is a crucial safety shield for whistleblowers, dissidents, and minorities who would face real-world retaliation if doxxed

Protecting dissidents and minorities from state and right-wing retaliation is a core component of the party's commitment to social justice and activism. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, the right to anonymous free speech is deeply embedded in American history, dating back to the pseudonymous Federalist Papers

While they focus more on modern labor and civil rights, they support the fundamental right to anonymous speech as a necessity for political organizing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, the government has zero constitutional authority to police the internet or track our digital footprints like a totalitarian social credit system

They strongly oppose the implementation of any system resembling a totalizing state tracking or social credit mechanism that targets the population. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes

The Socialist Party USA opposes state surveillance and the erosion of privacy, viewing government ID mandates as a tool for political repression. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, ending digital anonymity will drastically reduce foreign election interference, deepfakes, and online predators

Socialists often view narratives about foreign interference as a pretext for the state to expand its control over domestic dissent and digital spaces. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, forcing people to use legal names is the only way to stop bots, trolls, and cyberbullies from ruining the internet

They would likely argue that silencing bots is not worth the cost of stripping privacy from the working class and marginalized organizers. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.