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Old 09-13-2010, 01:15 AM
 
Location: Living on the Coast in Oxnard CA
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Most of what you assert is correct and funny but also desirable to me! Socialism keeps people safe; take a look at crime rates in countries like Canada, France, Spain, Sweden, etc. Civilized people make every attempt to improve the lifes of others. Capitalists are only interested in themselves even it if means innocent people are hurt. Like those supporting Prop 23 who want to slow down anti-pollution efforts because they don't want to lose money! Power companies from Texas and Wyoming are pouring in $ to fund this proposition instead of using their money to find better ways to cut the pollution they create. If that's American-style Capitalism then give me socialism any day!
Funny how all those Socialistic nations are trying to get out of Socialism because of the cost. In France the people are complaining because the Government is trying to do away with the retire by 55 program that they have. The reason it is going away is the cost. Funny how people here in the USA are trying to embrace socialism and those that have had it for many years are realizing that the cost to maintain it is not sustainable.
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Old 09-13-2010, 01:53 AM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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Funny how all those Socialistic nations are trying to get out of Socialism because of the cost. In France the people are complaining because the Government is trying to do away with the retire by 55 program that they have. The reason it is going away is the cost. Funny how people here in the USA are trying to embrace socialism and those that have had it for many years are realizing that the cost to maintain it is not sustainable.
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Old 09-13-2010, 01:55 AM
 
Location: Earth
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Well we don't have to do away with Social Security and Medicare, they will end on their own as the system is not sustainable. If you aren't aware of that now you may want to do a little checking. Besides that who can even live on Social Security? If you haven't saved on your own for retirment chances are it will never happen for you anyway. As far as snubbing Reagan, all the Republicans that I know love him. Then again I live in Reagan Country.
Ventura County's more purple than red, but that may be due to some of those who've moved to eastern Ventura County from L.A. County bringing their voting habits with them.

And looking at the historical maps of presidential elections, at one time Ventura County was anything but red (either in the current political connotation or the connotation of that era.)
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Old 09-13-2010, 02:01 AM
 
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Funny how all those Socialistic nations are trying to get out of Socialism because of the cost. In France the people are complaining because the Government is trying to do away with the retire by 55 program that they have. The reason it is going away is the cost. Funny how people here in the USA are trying to embrace socialism and those that have had it for many years are realizing that the cost to maintain it is not sustainable.
France and especially the Netherlands and Sweden do take the whole socialism thing a bit too far.

However as said earlier in the thread Canada's definitely not socialist.

Socialism's viability is directly linked to the quality of the people in power as I said in another post (referring specifically to Sweden). If there are good, competent, decent people in power social democracy works very well, however if there are people who don't know what they're doing, are overtly PC, and/or overtly corrupt, it doesn't work at all.

That in short is why Germany works and why Greece doesn't.

The US while still amongst the 10 most free market countries in the world has gotten more corporatist under Bush and Obama, which is not the same thing as socialism.
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Old 09-13-2010, 06:23 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Funny how all those Socialistic nations are trying to get out of Socialism because of the cost. In France the people are complaining because the Government is trying to do away with the retire by 55 program that they have. The reason it is going away is the cost. Funny how people here in the USA are trying to embrace socialism and those that have had it for many years are realizing that the cost to maintain it is not sustainable.

Even the most conservative governments in western Europe are to the left of the Repubican party in this country (and about the same or possibly to the left of the Democratic party).

That might actually say more about how far to the right the GOP in the USA has drifted in the last 20 or 30 years than it does about the right in Europe.

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Old 09-13-2010, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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Allen was associated more with the Southern "religious right" (although ironically born in California). If anything, Romney's probably more of an heir to Reagan as he appeals more to all the wings of the "conservative family".
Not really. He's not a religious person himself and was much more into libertarian values (less government spending and regulation and not particularly interested in social controls). The teapartiers should find him very appealing. Much moreso than Romney.
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Old 09-13-2010, 02:39 PM
 
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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Not sure how the Civil Rights movement cost people anything but then I was only a young kid in the 1960's. Maybe you can explain the cost of Civil Rights because I don't see how that cost us anything.
I interpreted your previous statement as being more than just about government spending to include all (federal) government intervention.
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Old 09-13-2010, 04:50 PM
 
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Not really. He's not a religious person himself and was much more into libertarian values (less government spending and regulation and not particularly interested in social controls). The teapartiers should find him very appealing. Much moreso than Romney.
Allen does have a very Southern "style", however, which is ironic for someone not born in the South. And he didn't come across as particularly intelligent (long before his use of the French n-word)

That wouldn't play too well up North or out West.

You sound more like you're describing Mitch Daniels, who (although I would not vote for him) seems like he'd be a very strong candidate.

Gary Johnson would play much better in California. So would Ron Paul.
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Old 09-13-2010, 07:08 PM
 
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Allen does have a very Southern "style", however, which is ironic for someone not born in the South. And he didn't come across as particularly intelligent (long before his use of the French n-word) That wouldn't play too well up North or out West.
Yeah those are real disqualifiers:


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Old 09-13-2010, 07:10 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Allen does have a very Southern "style", however, which is ironic for someone not born in the South. And he didn't come across as particularly intelligent (long before his use of the French n-word)

That wouldn't play too well up North or out West.

You sound more like you're describing Mitch Daniels, who (although I would not vote for him) seems like he'd be a very strong candidate.

Gary Johnson would play much better in California. So would Ron Paul.
Allen is a creepy guy, even for a politician. Born in Whittier and spent most of teenage years in Palos Verdes. Yet, he wore a confederate flag in his senior high school year book...he graduated from P.V. High! It's one thing to "hide" behind claims of "regional pride" for white southern politicians. But this chump never lived in the south unitil his sophmore year in college. Very disturbing....

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