The "horrors" of Socialism Explained

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  1. yabberefugee

    yabberefugee Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    That certainly came in handy for you. Found as a bonus in the book " Rules For Radicals" by Sol Alinsky. You were lucky. Only a thousand of those books had the bonus "anecdotal" but of those 250 were signed. Was yours signed? Well I'm sure you enjoyed your copy......keep pounding away.
     
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    Stick with the feel-facts. It keeps your credibility consistently in the gutter - just like your Mango Messiah...
     
  3. danielpalos

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    What are you talking about? Where is this capitalism you mention. Congress commands fiscal policy and the Fed commands monetary policy.
     
  4. yabberefugee

    yabberefugee Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Just like a leftist socialist to make fun of ski color
     
  5. Phyxius

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    Enjoy your Hot Pockets...
     
  6. Phyxius

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    He has orange skis too? Water or snow?
     
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    So you agree that any person, no matter their income level, can avoid fast foods and processed foods. Good.
     
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    Nope. A family is a group of people bonded by blood or agreement.
     
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    Are you reminding long term welfare recipients of this? Or only the 'workers'?
     
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    why only blame the Poor?

    corporate welfare is alive and well.
     
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    What about guys like me? I want to 'cancel social security', and I'm a Socialist.
     
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    Exactly. Equal work, for equal share of the proceeds of that work.
     
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    crank Well-Known Member

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    I said nothing about the poor.

    Once again, I ask if you're telling long term welfare dependents that they must work for the good of society, or if you're only telling workers to do that.
     
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    Not all tasks are equal. Sweeping the floor is not the same as TIG welding. They require different skill sets and competencies.
     
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    yabberefugee Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Only the far far left gets away with racist remarks.
     
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    There is nothing 'humane' about a portion of your populace working their behinds off to support those don't care for work.
     
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    It's not about the nature of the work, it's about working - period. It's about all citizens pulling their own weight.
     
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    So why would a skilled welder work for the same wage as earned by someone sweeping floors? She'd be out the door in a heartbeat to earn more.
     
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    Incorrect. When one group is given access to something automatically (via accident of birth), that others have to work for, that is discrimination pure and unadulterated.

    EQUALITY does not discriminate.
     
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    No. I don't have a different definition. The difference is your perspective isnarrow. You look at capitalism only as a national issue. It is much much broader than that. It involves struggles between countries and international markets. And governments have great influence in these. The task... the very reason why organizations like the IMF exist is to protect the interests of capitalism in the international front.

    This is why my very first response to your post was "You have got to be kidding me" (or something like that). I didn't realize that your perspective was that short-sighted..
     
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    You misunderstand me. I'm not talking about the nature of individual jobs (at all), I'm talking about the requirement for all citizens (of a collective) to work. Irregardless of what that work is, that is a fundamental requirement. No one gets to opt out.
     
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    So spray-tan orange is a race? Where did such a curious ethnic group originate? Do they have any particularly interesting cultural customs?
     
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    Excellent post! Agree 100%.

    And yes, there is an 'elite' with this perfect knowledge. Ask any child.
     
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    There WAS, but they're fast losing the momentary hold they had on social cohesiveness - pursuant to the migration of millions of people who don't care to contribute to that social cohesion by working for the benefit of that society.
     
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    Because they were SOCIALLY COHESIVE! Do you understand what that entails? SOCIAL PRESSURE TO CONFORM.
     
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