Why can't we just have voluntary socialism ? (leader, party, election)

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by Volobjectitarian

Add me. That makes 4.

Oops. Sorry Volobjectitarian.

Brain freeze. Working hard today paying my taxes so I can fund the murder of a 4-year-old kid in Afghanistan.

Who knew blowing up children could be so hard?

[HockeyMac18]

Originally Posted by pknopp

Odd because basically that is what the United States is.

Correct. As are the majority of countries in this word, particularly in the "developed world".

I'm not sure why people always want to pretend that this is not our reality, and that it has been this way for many, many decades.

[le roi]

Originally Posted by UserFinn

Again,there is not such thing than democratic socialism.

again, here's a wikipedia article about it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_socialism

[le roi]

Originally Posted by pknopp

Odd because basically that is what the United States is.

u.s. could be said to be a social democracy, definitely. we aren't democratic socialist because private ownership is the norm.

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by le roi

u.s. could be said to be a social democracy, definitely. we aren't democratic socialist because private ownership is the norm.

Nobody owns anything under any form of involuntary government.

You can eat, drink, own, and do what you want only as far as your interests don't conflict with those of the State.

[Larry Caldwell]

Originally Posted by lifeexplorer

The difference is the sheep skin that the wolf wears.

Democratic socialism is morally evil.

I doubt that you will convince any Christians except the Mammon worshiping cults of that. The Satanists may be a major political force in a few Southern states, but they only maintain control by intimidation.

[lifeexplorer]

Originally Posted by le roi

again, here's a wikipedia article about it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_socialism

You are wrong.

[lifeexplorer]

Originally Posted by pknopp

Odd because basically that is what the United States is.

Again, democratic socialism is a bunch of wolves and a few sheep vote to decide what to eat for dinner.

[le roi]

Originally Posted by No_Recess

Nobody owns anything under any form of involuntary government.

You can eat, drink, own, and do what you want only as far as your interests don't conflict with those of the State.

Um

Ok

Originally Posted by lifeexplorer

You are wrong.

No u

[Scrat335]

Originally Posted by Dbones

There is. You can send your entire paycheck to the IRS if you want to. The question is, will you?

I was going to post something like this. Voluntary socialism, send your money to uncle sam.