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Old 11-19-2011, 11:58 PM
 
Location: Capital Hill
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'Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envey. It's one inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery'.

(Winston Churchill)
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Old 11-20-2011, 12:04 AM
 
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Then in that case, how can socialism possibly be going on in the United State? Millionaires billionaires sure don't have any misery to share with us.
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Old 11-20-2011, 12:46 AM
 
Location: Victoria, BC.
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'Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envey. It's one inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery'.

(Winston Churchill)
There are lots of social programs in the US that you use every day.
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Old 11-20-2011, 01:18 AM
 
Location: Southern Minnesota
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Churchill's statement would perfectly apply to capitalism, not socialism.
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Old 11-20-2011, 03:36 AM
 
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'Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envey. It's one inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery'.

(Winston Churchill)


Sounds like the George Dumbya Boosh years.
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Old 11-20-2011, 04:00 AM
 
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'Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envey. It's one inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery'.

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Well ok then, we'll deduce you dont like any of the Social programs our government offers, lets hope you never have to avail yourself of one of those programs..


Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.
Al Capone
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Old 11-20-2011, 04:05 AM
 
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'Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envey. It's one inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery'.

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You really riled up the welfare staters didn't you.
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Old 11-20-2011, 04:07 AM
 
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The only people who dont like capitalism are the ones who havnt figured out how it works and how to use it to improve their lives.
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Old 11-20-2011, 07:03 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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DeMyer's Laws #3 -
"Anyone who posts an argument on the internet which is largely quotations, can be very safely ignored and is deemed to have lost the argument before it has begun."
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Old 11-20-2011, 07:04 AM
 
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I think a successful nation/society should use a combination of capitalism and socialism to succeed. Neither, by themselves, is great.
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