Dissecting John Stossel's Anti-Communist Lies

[Red Front]

Right of center for sure. But he doesn't identify as a “rightwinger” and there are some marked differences.

He's a right-wing neoliberal, that wants to privatize every resource and industry, placing it in the hands of billionaires. Everything is a commodity for him.

 

[Oddball]

The power-hungry, oversized bureaucracies that truly enslave humanity are the big, capitalist-run corporations. That's where the overreach exists, but unfortunately, mammon-worshiping "Christian" fundies like you conveniently ignore this fact.

But the power hungry, oversized bureaucracies of The State are totally liberating and on our side!

 

[Unkotare]

Everything

Fraud.

 

[Unkotare]

I'm talking to you punk.

No one is listening to you, kid. You're a joke here, at best.

 

[Unkotare]

Go live for one year in a communist country (even one mostly communist in name), then come back and shoot your mouth off.

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[Red Front]

No one is listening to you, kid. You're a joke here, at best.

You obviously are, punk.

 

[gipper]

No one is listening to you, kid. You're a joke here, at best.

Lol

 

[gipper]

Fraud.

Dumbass.

 

[Unkotare]

Go live for one year in a communist country (even one mostly communist in name), then come back and shoot your mouth off.

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[Unkotare]

Dumbass.

Based on what, wannabe?

 

[Oddball]

Dumbass.

Stockholm syndrome...Real Rothbardian anarchy would mean that he'd be out of his union tenure, and would have to make the effort to sell his talents to for the best bid he can get.

 

[Unkotare]

Stockholm syndrome...Real Rothbardian anarchy would mean that he'd be out of his union tenure, and would have to make the effort to sell his talents to for the best bid he can get.

Sort of like I do.

 

[ActionJackson]

He's a right-wing neoliberal, that wants to privatize every resource and industry, placing it in the hands of billionaires. Everything is a commodity for him.

And whose hands will resources and industry be in under a Communist regime?

 

[ActionJackson]

The power-hungry, oversized bureaucracies that truly enslave humanity are the big, capitalist-run corporations. That's where the overreach exists, but unfortunately, mammon-worshiping "Christian" fundies like you conveniently ignore this fact.

Do you think that Stalin's all powerful government was somehow superior to what we have now?

 

[Red Front]

And whose hands will resources and industry be in under a Communist regime?

The industries that are vital to our nation's infrastructure, like energy, mines, utilities, banks, weapons manufacturing..etc. are managed by the US government. Today many local municipalities run the electric companies and several other utilities often offering lower prices than private companies. The earnings of these publicly owned companies are deposited in the public treasury, in order to pay for healthcare and education. etc. Infrastructure development.

You would rather give this money to billionaires, I would rather have my democratic government (government for the people, by the people), deposit this money in the public treasury and use it to build up the country. The American people own certain resources collectively, as a community. It's our common wealth, belonging to all Americans, not a billionaire or privately owned companies.

 

[ActionJackson]

The industries that are vital to our nation's infrastructure, like energy, mines, utilities, banks, weapons manufacturing..etc. are managed by the US government. Today many local municipalities run the electric companies and several other utilities often offering lower prices than private companies. The earnings of these publicly owned companies are deposited in the public treasury, in order to pay for healthcare and education. etc. Infrastructure development.

You would rather give this money to billionaires, I would rather have my democratic government (government for the people, by the people), deposit this money in the public treasury and use it to build up the country. The American people own certain resources collectively, as a community. It's our common wealth, belonging to all Americans, not a billionaire or privately owned companies.

The reason billionaires are billionaires is that they invest their money into the public sector with the aim of making a profit. As a consequence, jobs are created, thus giving the family the means to put a roof over their heads; food on the table; clothing for the kids; etc.

Are you aware that Stalin lived “high on the hog” and ended up a rich man? Just who do you think will run your Communist utopia? Will they be virtuous, or will they exploit the working class for their own gain?

 

[fncceo]

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Stossel Comes from Long Island, where he's a social butterfly. For all his "capitalism" hot air, when his 2.5 Mil Hamptons mansion was blown away years ago, he had no problem getting Gov't agencies to pay for the loss. Some say, he was "underinsured". He's the ultimate 'Bankster': "Socialism for me, capitalism for the peasants".

Let me guess, Liberal Arts College Freshman?

 

[Red Front]

Do you think that Stalin's all powerful government was somehow superior to what we have now?

You're mischaracterizing Stalin and the government of the USSR under his leadership. The Soviets had their virtues and benefits, along with their flaws, just like we do here in the US. The USSR was the first attempt by socialists to establish a socialist society and economy at a national scale. Russia was an agrarian society, under-industrialized, and the Soviets managed to turn it into an industrial powerhouse, rivaling the US. It became a nuclear superpower and the second largest economy in the world, second to the US.

The Soviets suffered many invasions and were practically always at war, defending themselves. In the end, due to various factors, the USSR dissolved in 1991, after 70 years of its founding in 1917. To compare the Soviets to the US is like comparing oranges and apples. Two different countries under different circumstances.

 

[Red Front]

The reason billionaires are billionaires is that they invest their money into the public sector with the aim of making a profit. As a consequence, jobs are created, thus giving the family the means to put a roof over their heads; food on the table; clothing for the kids; etc.

Are you aware that Stalin lived “high on the hog” and ended up a rich man? Just who do you think will run your Communist utopia? Will they be virtuous, or will they exploit the working class for their own gain?

Most billionaires had a wealthy daddy or received help from their upper-middle class parents to start the business. The government also helped several billionaires grow their fortunes, protecting their patents, providing contracts and subsidies, among many other resources.

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No individual or single-family in society should have so much money and power. They undermine democracy with their money. As far as the old worn-out "utopia" argument. Do you want dystopia? I prefer utopia to dystopia. In truth, what socialism provides is just a better system not a perfect one. We're not utopians but if you want to pretend we are. I then charge you with being dystopian. the extreme opposite of utopianism. Why not? You're being disingenuous with me, so you're fair game.

 

[Red Front]

Let me guess, Liberal Arts College Freshman?

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