'Socialism': The GOP's Forever Bogeyman

[jc456]

You republicans are marching us towards totalitarianism and you're too stupid to see it.

ROFL! What "totalitarian" measures have Republicans supported?

Censorship? Nope, that's democrats.
Wiping your ass on the Constitution? Nope, that's democrats.
Beating people up for speaking their minds? Nope, that's democrats.

As we look at what Trump is doing, we see a republican march towards totalitarianism. Over the course of the past 40 years republicans have done everything you put on democrats.

how? explain your statement.

 

[jc456]

America has probably had socialism even before the Constitution was ratified and has continued to add programs.

classic dumbass leftwing argument. Prior to WW I, government was tiny. Since then, it has grown by leaps and bounds.

The size of government has nothing to do with the system that government uses to operate..

sure it does, you should go back to school.

 

[dblack]

Do Democrats want more socialism for the US?

 

[jc456]

Republicans Have Been Smearing Democrats As Socialists Since Way Before You Were Born

From FDR to Barack Obama to Bernie Sanders, conservatives are reading from the same playbook.

Republicans believe they have hit on a bold, brand new line of attack that is sure to doom Democrats heading into the 2020 elections. President Donald Trump made it a central point of his State of the Union. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, promises to bring this fresh hit in his party’s effort to regain control of the House.

The big plan is to ― wait for it ― attack Democrats as socialists.

“Socialism is the greatest vulnerability by far that the House Democrats have,” Emmer told the New York Times.

As any American who has developed to the stage of object permanence can tell you, this isn’t a new plan. It is, in fact, the oldest trick in the book.

Every single political actor since the late 19th century advocating for some form progressive social change ― whether it be economic reform, challenging America’s racial caste system or advocating for women’s rights or LGBT rights ― has been tarred as a socialist or a communist bent on destroying the American Free Enterprise System.

Contemporary political conservatism has been focused on blocking social change that challenges existing hierarchies of class, race and sex since its founding in response to the French Revolution. Socialism emerged as the biggest threat to class hierarchies in due time and conservatives have called everything they don’t like socialism ever since.

More: Republicans Have Been Smearing Democrats As Socialists Since Way Before You Were Born

Once again, it's the same ole socialism bogeyman. Hopefully most voters are smart enough to see through this GOP bogeyman. Socialism is a major part of our society - and has been for a long time. It makes our lives much better - each and every day. Socialism comes in various forms - it isn't one size fits all.

75 Ways Socialism Has Improved America

The article is total bullshit.

Police are not the product of socialism.

John Jay said it in the Federalist Papers (I doubt you have a fucking clue as to what they are)...

Nothing is more certain than the indispensable necessity of government, and it is equally undeniable, that whenever and however it is instituted, the people must cede to it some of their natural rights in order to vest it with requisite powers.

Which simply means people have government.

That does not make public programs socialism.

As we see constantly...any socialist policies or programs that right wingers like...by (their) definition can't be socialist

And conversely anything they don't like is socialist/communist/fascist...interchangeably with no actual meaning other than "something I do not like"

you're confusing communism with socialism. the socialism we have currently is one step away from communism, the next step allowing government ideas, will swing that tide, like what just happened in California to Uber and Lyft.

Bullshit...we're less socialist than Sweden...by a lot. Are they communist?

I didn't say a fking word about Sweden, funny you go there though, they stopped their push to socialism. it didn't work. hmmmmmm

now either rebut my previous post, or get out of the loop.

 

[jc456]

Left Tard Cock
Suckers Are the Totalitarianists.

Trump Is trying To restore our Freedoms
Not Attack Them Like Scum Sucking Leftists
Do!

Ignorance.

Indeed you are. Next.
.

I am still not as ignorant as you.

Facts in evidence say otherwise. When every argument you have revolves around a single trope, you have defined your singular ignorance.

Claims of racism for problems merely show you HAVE no point.

Fact supported claims I have made that you can't refute say otherwise.

which facts? name one, just one.

 

[jc456]

Oh, stow the shell games. Are democrats for socialism, or not? Shit or get off the pot. This waffling gets old. You wine when people call your positions socialist, but then go on and on about how socialism is not so bad after all. Make up your fucking mind.

Pure idiocy.

We are a capitalist nation that has socialist programs and policies to mitigate the excesses of capitalism.

And claiming that Sweden (which is more socialist than we ever will be) is NOT socialist is just stupidity in an attempt to prop up a failed argument

Tell us how Sweden is more socialist than us?

 

[The Original Tree]

Just Remember The Cowards who carried out the 911 Terrorist Attacks
Were Radical Socialists!

the day was a Palindrome, either way you look at the date, it's the same date backward. hmmmmmmmm

Happy Palindrome Week! What is it? This rare date phenomenon explained

91119

 

[jc456]

Oh, stow the shell games. Are democrats for socialism, or not? Shit or get off the pot. This waffling gets old. You wine when people call your positions socialist, but then go on and on about how socialism is not so bad after all. Make up your fucking mind.

Pure idiocy.

We are a capitalist nation that has socialist programs and policies to mitigate the excesses of capitalism.

Do Democrats want more socialism, or less? Or do they want to keep it just the same?

And claiming that Sweden (which is more socialist than we ever will be) is NOT socialist is just stupidity in an attempt to prop up a failed argument

I don't really care what Sweden is.

You finally came to the point.

The question has never been "Are we socialist?" but rather "How much socialism do we require?"

THAT is the beginning of an honest conversation

we can't survive with the socialism we already have. You still don't get it. go fking figure. it isn't sustainable, fails everywhere it's been tried. trying to force it again will not change the end result. SS is the perfect example of this failure, as does welfare. and the SS socialism is paid into by everyone who works, yet those who don't pay into it, still get the dollars, unsustainable. can you say unsustainable?

 

[jc456]

See, in my experience, despite all the foot-shuffling and excuse making, Democrats want more socialism for the US. Which makes them advocates for socialism, ie socialists.

Again...we are ALL socialists stupid. You just admitted it..

The only conversation is how socialist should we be

And you are not being honest about either your opposition or what you claim Dems want

nope, you're wrong, do away with SS and medicare and welfare. there, it's simple. I have no desire to keep those programs, they're failures. but dude, you're too stupid, so you won't understand, to continue a conversation with you is like talking to a brick.

 

[danielpalos]

Oh, stow the shell games. Are democrats for socialism, or not? Shit or get off the pot. This waffling gets old. You wine when people call your positions socialist, but then go on and on about how socialism is not so bad after all. Make up your fucking mind.

Pure idiocy.

We are a capitalist nation that has socialist programs and policies to mitigate the excesses of capitalism.

And claiming that Sweden (which is more socialist than we ever will be) is NOT socialist is just stupidity in an attempt to prop up a failed argument

Tell us how Sweden is more socialist than us?

lol. they can't be more socialist than us if they are running massive Government surpluses and making money on public policies instead of losing money like bad Socialists.

 

[The Original Tree]

Just Remember The Cowards who carried out the 911 Terrorist Attacks
Were Radical Socialists!

the day was a Palindrome, either way you look at the date, it's the same date backward. hmmmmmmmm

Happy Palindrome Week! What is it? This rare date phenomenon explained

91119

if you divide 9119 by 3 you get this
3,039.666666666667

Not sure what that means, at all.

 

[danielpalos]

Government is socialism.

Piss off, troll.

You need a valid argument.

Here is one reason Why Government is Socialism:

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

Aristotle

 

[MarathonMike]

Government is socialism.

Piss off, troll.

You need a valid argument.

Here is one reason Why Government is Socialism:

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

Aristotle

You are distorting what Aristotle said. When he says that 'all persons alike share in government' he means sharing in the process of governing, NOT sharing the spoils of government tax money to be supported financially.

 

[danielpalos]

Government is socialism.

Piss off, troll.

You need a valid argument.

Here is one reason Why Government is Socialism:

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

Aristotle

You are distorting what Aristotle said. When he says that 'all persons alike share in government' he means sharing in the process of governing, NOT sharing the spoils of government tax money to be supported financially.

lol. that is You making up stories, story teller. it is about equality and equal protection of the law.

 

[Flash]

Socialism is the Bogeyman of the world after 100 years of failure.

A vile despicable destructive form of government.

The Anti Cheeseburger Party (formally known as the Democrat Party) thinks turning the US into a socialist shithole is a winning platform.

They are in for a big surprise.

 

[jc456]

Socialism is the Bogeyman of the world after 100 years of failure.

A vile despicable destructive form of government.

The Anti Cheeseburger Party (formally known as the Democrat Party) thinks turning the US into a socialist shithole is a winning platform.

They are in for a big surprise.

anti-human

 

[Dick Foster]

Republicans Have Been Smearing Democrats As Socialists Since Way Before You Were Born

From FDR to Barack Obama to Bernie Sanders, conservatives are reading from the same playbook.

Republicans believe they have hit on a bold, brand new line of attack that is sure to doom Democrats heading into the 2020 elections. President Donald Trump made it a central point of his State of the Union. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, promises to bring this fresh hit in his party’s effort to regain control of the House.

The big plan is to ― wait for it ― attack Democrats as socialists.

“Socialism is the greatest vulnerability by far that the House Democrats have,” Emmer told the New York Times.

As any American who has developed to the stage of object permanence can tell you, this isn’t a new plan. It is, in fact, the oldest trick in the book.

Every single political actor since the late 19th century advocating for some form progressive social change ― whether it be economic reform, challenging America’s racial caste system or advocating for women’s rights or LGBT rights ― has been tarred as a socialist or a communist bent on destroying the American Free Enterprise System.

Contemporary political conservatism has been focused on blocking social change that challenges existing hierarchies of class, race and sex since its founding in response to the French Revolution. Socialism emerged as the biggest threat to class hierarchies in due time and conservatives have called everything they don’t like socialism ever since.

More: Republicans Have Been Smearing Democrats As Socialists Since Way Before You Were Born

Once again, it's the same ole socialism bogeyman. Hopefully most voters are smart enough to see through this GOP bogeyman. Socialism is a major part of our society - and has been for a long time. It makes our lives much better - each and every day. Socialism comes in various forms - it isn't one size fits all.

75 Ways Socialism Has Improved America

Well I'll actually agree with you. They're not actually socialists in the least. What they actually are are con men and crooks attempting to buy their way into office with other peoples money and the country and it's people be damned.

 

[Lesh]

The con men and grifters are IN the White House...and the GOP

 

[jc456]

The con men and grifters are IN the White House...and the GOP

you mean were in the WH gotcha!@!

 

[Sun Devil 92]

See, in my experience, despite all the foot-shuffling and excuse making, Democrats want more socialism for the US. Which makes them advocates for socialism, ie socialists.

Again...we are ALL socialists stupid. You just admitted it..

The only conversation is how socialist should we be

And you are not being honest about either your opposition or what you claim Dems want

we should have zero socialism
the government shouldn't have to take care of anyone that should be done by family and friends and because that isn't done as much anymore shows how regressed as a society we have become

Back in the day when someone was in need, it was family and friends that stepped forward and provide
and family and friends that didn't were rightfully criticized by society for not doing so it was an expected norm to help out your own family member

Government is socialism.

Ten simple Commandments from a God is all we should need if we were, truly moral.

We know we must rely on ethics and politics.

Government is not socialism.

You moron.