POLL: The GOP and "Socialism"

[Bush92]

Our conservative posters continue to start thread after thread pertaining to "socialism". And even though their exact definitions are fairly unclear, it's obvious they think that screaming SOCIALISM is, by itself, enough to win a debate.

As most of us can see, more and more people are becoming perfectly comfortable with the word - in part, no doubt, because the Right has completely over-used and diluted it.

How long before the Right realizes the term "socialism" no longer scares people?
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Socialism is Big Brother, big government, threat to individual liberty. American people understand that. Bernie Sanders is a dip shit.

 

[Bush92]

Gee...Venezuela is doing so well.

 

[Mac1958]

Socialism is Big Brother, big government, threat to individual liberty. American people understand that. Bernie Sanders is a dip shit.

Very vague stuff there.

At what point does government become "big", precisely?
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[Mac1958]

Gee...Venezuela is doing so well.

Do you see any difference whatsoever between, say, Venezuela and Canada?
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[Bush92]

Socialism is Big Brother, big government, threat to individual liberty. American people understand that. Bernie Sanders is a dip shit.

Very vague stuff there.

At what point does government become "big", precisely?
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About 1935.

 

[Bush92]

Gee...Venezuela is doing so well.

Do you see any difference whatsoever between, say, Venezuela and Canada?
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They are both full of idiots. Ever been to Toronto...the most screwed up city in Western Hemisphere this side of London.

 

[Mac1958]

Socialism is Big Brother, big government, threat to individual liberty. American people understand that. Bernie Sanders is a dip shit.

Very vague stuff there.

At what point does government become "big", precisely?
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About 1935.

Okay, never mind.
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[Mac1958]

Gee...Venezuela is doing so well.

Do you see any difference whatsoever between, say, Venezuela and Canada?

They are both full of idiots. Ever been to Toronto...the most screwed up city in Western Hemisphere this side of London.

Okay, I guess you don't see a difference, thanks.
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[mudwhistle]

Our conservative posters continue to start thread after thread pertaining to "socialism". And even though their exact definitions are fairly unclear, it's obvious they think that screaming SOCIALISM is, by itself, enough to win a debate.

As most of us can see, more and more people are becoming perfectly comfortable with the word - in part, no doubt, because the Right has completely over-used and diluted it.

How long before the Right realizes the term "socialism" no longer scares people?
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Socialism should scare people.

Again, since we appear to be ignoring definitions, there's no way to know.
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I'm still waiting to hear how the government controlling which restaurants can open is a safety net for those in need.

It's not.
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And yet everything being pointed out is the Lefts love of socialism. The latest:

Senate Democrats Are Circulating Plans for Government Takeover of the Internet: Reason Roundup

The Democrats are using Russian meddling and 3D printing as an excuse to take over the net.

"A leaked memo circulating among Senate Democrats contains a host of bonkers authoritarian proposals for regulating digital platforms, purportedly as a way to get tough on Russian bots and fake news. To save American trust in "our institutions, democracy, free press, and markets," it suggests, we need unprecedented and undemocratic government intervention into online press and markets, including "comprehensive (GDPR-like) data protection legislation" of the sort enacted in the E.U."​

 

[Bush92]

Gee...Venezuela is doing so well.

Do you see any difference whatsoever between, say, Venezuela and Canada?

They are both full of idiots. Ever been to Toronto...the most screwed up city in Western Hemisphere this side of London.

Okay, I guess you don't see a difference, thanks.
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Your welcome Canuck.

 

[Mac1958]

This is worse than I thought.

 

[Bush92]

This is worse than I thought.

Hey Mac...this is all aboot capitalism being superior to everything aboot socialist Canada.

 

[Mac1958]

This is worse than I thought.

Hey Mac...this is all aboot capitalism being superior to everything aboot socialist Canada.

So you feel Canada is socialist, is that correct?
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[SSGT Bags]

Our conservative posters continue to start thread after thread pertaining to "socialism". And even though their exact definitions are fairly unclear, it's obvious they think that screaming SOCIALISM is, by itself, enough to win a debate.

As most of us can see, more and more people are becoming perfectly comfortable with the word - in part, no doubt, because the Right has completely over-used and diluted it.

How long before the Right realizes the term "socialism" no longer scares people?
.

Socialism is Big Brother, big government, threat to individual liberty. American people understand that. Bernie Sanders is a dip shit.

Bernie Sanders and Karl Marx - neither one has ever worked a day in their lives.

 

[dblack]

The real problems with socialism are rarely discussed. The debate usually breaks down at the "you're not taking my stuff" level, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. It isn't just wealth that socialists want control over. They want government to hold the bulk of economic power in society, rather than individuals. And I don't think Americans, especially the younger set, really appreciate what that means. Economic freedom just sounds like an excuse for greedy people to do their thing. But in reality it touches everything we do.

 

[BlackSand]

Very vague stuff there.

At what point does government become "big", precisely?
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When it grants itself the power to seize whatever it wants ...
Spend whatever it wants ...
And still cannot manage to balance the books ... ​

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[depotoo]

There is no socialist policies in america and the number of voters who support it is .000001 percent. So all these threads are uselesz.

A California City Is Giving Its Residents $500 A Month With ‘No Strings’

 

[Bush92]

The real problems with socialism are rarely discussed. The debate usually breaks down at the "you're not taking my stuff" level, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. It isn't just wealth that socialists want control over. They want government to hold the bulk of economic power in society, rather than individuals. And I don't think Americans, especially the younger set, really appreciate what that means. Economic freedom just sounds like an excuse for greedy people to do their thing. But in reality it touches everything we do.

Very well stated.

 

[Bush92]

This is worse than I thought.

Hey Mac...this is all aboot capitalism being superior to everything aboot socialist Canada.

So you feel Canada is socialist, is that correct?
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Yep. It is.

 

[Tehon]

Again, since we appear to be ignoring definitions, there's no way to know.
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Short Version:
Socialism … Being a rock collector.
Capitalism … Selling the rocks collected.

The biggest difference ...
How much of either a person has to invest in both ...
To get the return they are looking for.
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Ridiculous, you clearly lack even the most basic idea of political economy.

Socialism.....collecting a rock, making something useful out of it and retaining the full value of what was produced.

Capitalism......collecting a rock, having someone else make something useful out of it and retaining for yourself a portion of the value that was produced.