Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
"b-b-but not our version of socialism" isn't that always the excuse
Tell us what happens to individuals in your collectivized system who dont want to go along?
Do you believe North Korea is democratic and the workers own the means of production there? Do you actually believe them?
We know you hate democracy but would you really go so far as to mock the idea of democracy because some third world dictatorship calls itself democratic?
Social dems tend to get voted into power when either a liberal or conservative goverment really screws up the economy...which is usually the worst time for a country to experiment with a social democratic party.
I find people who are so much into socialism only do it because it's "cool" and "different" because they are bored with their lives. Maybe they are rebelling against their capitalist parents who know the economy.
It's funny how they are so for socialism and communism while they are tweeting on their iPhones and can't live without their comforts.
They are the people wearing the Che Guevara shirts without having a clue who he really was.
Wrong. Venezuela is a totalitarian state, like North Korea. USSR was a communist totalitarian state. Neither one are social democracies.
Now look at social democracies like Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway. Places where the standard of living is higher than the U.S., where healthcare is better than the U.S., where the life expectancy is longer than the U.S. Places where you can go to college and not end up with $100k in debt.
... and these leftist-capitalist countries are quite business friendly. Royal Dutch Shell is one of the largest corporations in the world and it's headquartered in the Netherlands. This proves that leftism and capitalism can exist side by side.
We need major change in the US, and I hope the Dems actually select a far-left candidate for president who will help everyone, and not just the rich. Trump is an idiot who is only concerned about himself!
yeah, just what we need more government....socialism.....because if we put the right people in charge socialism will work!
If you look at what kind of Democrats have been winning in primaries, you will see that most are "mainstream" rather than far left. Personally, I think it is good for the party to have diversity of thought. Good ideas can come from many directions. When a party gets too bound-in to one viewpoint, and does not allow diversity, bad things are going to happen. Diversity of thought within a party leads to listening and to compromise, rather than division, and that leads to constructive governance.
The left complain that Trump is racist & a dictator. FDR is the real racist and anti-Semite...also a dictator. His tax policies are quesitionable as well.
Wrong. Venezuela is a totalitarian state, like North Korea. USSR was a communist totalitarian state. Neither one are social democracies.
Now look at social democracies like Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway. Places where the standard of living is higher than the U.S., where healthcare is better than the U.S., where the life expectancy is longer than the U.S. Places where you can go to college and not end up with $100k in debt.
... and these leftist-capitalist countries are quite business friendly. Royal Dutch Shell is one of the largest corporations in the world and it's headquartered in the Netherlands. This proves that leftism and capitalism can exist side by side.
you know those places have low corporate taxes and are PRO BUSINESS!.......But that won't go with the narrative of Sanders and the socialists in the left here......Sanders wants 50% tax rate to pay for his free stuff.
23% Norway
22% Denmark
22% Sweden
20% Netherlands
18% Switzerland
but your argument fails because none of those countries have the population of 330 million residents not counting the 20 million plus of illegals. The average is 5 million per country. That is not going to work here.
Government should not be one's answer for everything.
Government should not be one's answer for anything.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
