Trump Keeps Talking About How He Was Right That We'll Never Be A Socialist Country

[Road Runner]

That we're starting to become a communist country instead. Well I finally gathered enough courage to ask this question but what exactly is the difference?

 

[RhodyPatriot]

The not-so-text book version is this:

Socialism is communist light.

You want the unabridged version?

Google it.

 

[Road Runner]

The not-so-text book version is this:

Socialism is communist light.

You want the unabridged version?

Google it.

So in other words socialism is rainbows and unicorns compared to communism?

 

[Billy000]

That we're starting to become a communist country instead. Well I finally gathered enough courage to ask this question but what exactly is the difference?

Communism is merely a type of socialism. Socialism itself is a very broad term. It can mean different things in different contexts.

By the way, Trump is far too fucking stupid to understand what these words even mean. There is nothing communist about the US.

 

[whitehall]

Political labels are more complicated than we think. Socialism has been around since the early 1900's and you could say that during Covid we experienced fascism mixed with communism.

 

[Billy000]

Political labels are more complicated than we think. Socialism has been around since the early 1900's and you could say that during Covid we experienced fascism mixed with communism.

And what exactly was communist about COVID?

 

[theHawk]

And what exactly was communist about COVID?

Mandatory vaccines.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

Communism is merely a type of socialism. Socialism itself is a very broad term. It can mean different things in different contexts.

By the way, Trump is far too fucking stupid to understand what these words even mean. There is nothing communist about the US.

Are you still wearing your mandatory masks?

 

[Billy000]

Mandatory vaccines.

That is not communism. You could make the argument it is fascist, but definitely not communist. You really just need to define what you think is the difference between fascism and communism if you think there is a difference

 

[Billy000]

Are you still wearing your mandatory masks?

No but either way that isn’t communism.

 

[Road Runner]

No but either way that isn’t communism.

Isn't communism forcing other people to do things against their will?

 

[Billy000]

Isn't communism forcing other people to do things against their will?

No. It’s primarily an economic system. Even socialism doesn’t fit that definition.

 

[Toro]

That we're starting to become a communist country instead. Well I finally gathered enough courage to ask this question but what exactly is the difference?

You don't understand communism.

One aspect of communism is government spending. Here is government spending under Trump. It exploded.

Federal Government: Current Expenditures

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Is Trump a communist?

 

[Road Runner]

You don't understand communism.

One aspect of communism is government spending. Here is government spending under Trump. It exploded.

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Is Trump a communist?

I'm sorry I was in special education and I don't completely understand what you're talking about but I already know for a fact that Trump isn't a communist.

 

[whitehall]

And what exactly was communist about COVID?

The government covered up the origin of Covid but that doesn't make it communism, just corrupt. The communism comes in with the enforced jab with hastily concocted possibly faulty vaccine and the threats of firings and layoffs for people who refused the jab. Fascism is mixed in with communism with the (useless?) mask enforcement and schools closed and businesses losing their livelyhood by government mandates. It's fascism for sure but maybe lefties consider "good fascism" (democrat) as opposed to "bad fascism" (always republican).

 

[Billy000]

The government covered up the origin of Covid but that doesn't make it communism, just corrupt. The communism comes in with the enforced jab with hastily concocted possibly faulty vaccine and the threats of firings and layoffs for people who refused the jab. Fascism is mixed in with communism with the (useless?) mask enforcement and schools closed and businesses losing their livelyhood by government mandates. It's fascism for sure but maybe lefties consider "good fascism" (democrat) as opposed to "bad fascism" (always republican).

Sorry none of that makes it communist. You’re just fundamentally using the word wrong. Call that fascism if you want. I think it’s excessive to call it that, but you aren’t entirely wrong.

 

[SFC Ollie]

An article in The Modern Language Journal lists the following classical ones:[1]

• Socialism: If you have two cows, the Government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
• Communism: If you have two cows, Government takes both and then gives you some milk.
• Fascism: If you have two cows, you keep the cows and give the milk to the Government; then the government sells you some milk.
• New Dealism: If you have two cows, you shoot one and milk the other; then you pour the milk down the drain.
• Nazism: If you have two cows, the Government shoots you and keeps the cows.
• Capitalism: If you have two cows, you sell one and buy a bull.

 

[jackflash]

That we're starting to become a communist country instead. Well I finally gathered enough courage to ask this question but what exactly is the difference?

I'm not sure but I will take a guess. Spelling???

 

[pknopp]

Isn't communism forcing other people to do things against their will?

Like registering for a draft?

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

You don't understand communism.

One aspect of communism is government spending. Here is government spending under Trump. It exploded.

View attachment 990073

Federal Government: Current Expenditures

Graph and download economic data for Federal Government: Current Expenditures (FGEXPND) from Q1 1947 to Q2 2024 about expenditures, federal, government, GDP, and USA.

fred.stlouisfed.org

Is Trump a communist?

I wonder why spending was relatively low until Q2 in 2020?
Just two weeks to flatten the curve.