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Old 10-21-2020, 07:24 AM
 
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Lot of people need to look up the definition of socialism.
Send that letter to the Treasury department right now turning down any current or future social security checks.

The Trump Wall required executing eminent domain to reclaim land to build the wall.

The wall is being built by the federal government, not by each individual owner that property.

Pull your kids out of public school now and hire your very own teacher since we wouldn't want to pool together resources for the greater good.

Cancel your Medicare right now.

Stop driving on public roads. That infrastructure cost was absorbed at both state and federal levels, not by individual towns.

And I thought Obama was going to be the most-left, most communist President ever. Turned out pretty well, from what I recall. 4.5% unemployment. 12% stock market gains. 2-3% GDP every quarter. And in exchange for all that prosperity, some people got to be treated more equal.

Wins all around even with that "evil socialist policy!"
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Old 10-21-2020, 07:38 AM
 
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Wild, I've been to some truly beautiful and well functioning socialist countries.



Seriously though, anyone making these sort of blanket claims is a moron. Socialism WORKS for some things. Capitalism WORKS for some things. But guess what? Neither works great for everything. This focus on isms is short sighted. Do what works, and is right. Often thats capitalism. Sometimes it isnt. Its good to understand where one works best, and where the other does. do the right thing.
God created the beautiful. This would be considered well functioning to some.


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Old 10-21-2020, 07:51 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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Trump is correct ......... again - there should be no dispute on the issue

Its one or the other !!!!


Trump says choice is 'American Dream' or 'socialist hellhole' in ...
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...alist-hellhole


US would be 'no different than Venezuela' under a Biden administration,

The president was responding to a question about what he thinks is the starkest contrast between himself and Biden

Trump said “ no different than Venezuela under Biden”.

Why anyone swallows political hyperbole, regardless of source, is beyond me. Politicians have used fear to motivate people to vote, since forever.

Venezuela took control of the means of the country’s limited sources of production. How exactly would Biden do this in the US?

Anyone think 2/3 of Congress is going to vote to amend the constitution and then 2/3 of states ratify it?

I do not support Biden or Trump.

Only thing certain is the 2021 Admin will inherit the accumulated debt of all prior Administrations since 1850, ADD TO IT and kick the can to 2024.

I don’t attribute the good, bad and ugly in my life to any POTUS or political party.

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Old 10-21-2020, 07:59 AM
 
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Lot of people need to look up the definition of socialism.
I agree. I hate when I see this term being used. Not sure what term should be used though. We are seeing a divide between the successful and those that aren't. Many actually think that we all need to be equal, at whatever cost. So, the rich , the successful, and capitalism seem to be the enemies now.
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Old 10-21-2020, 08:01 AM
 
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So trump has no idea what hes talking about as usual? Got it. I cant wait for this clown to be voted out.
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Old 10-21-2020, 08:05 AM
 
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Lot of people need to look up the definition of socialism.
Alot more people need to quit trying to defense socialism. If you are defending it you are part of the problem.
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Old 10-21-2020, 08:15 AM
 
Location: CO/UT/AZ/NM Catch me if you can!
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Oh, noes! If we don't re-elect Putin's BFF, the US will become a hellhole where all the billionaires get to pay their fair share of taxes, children will no longer be separated from their parents and put in cages, and we finally listen to the scientists and start taking the steps to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

That would be hell for sure.

As usual, Trump only knows how to tell lies and more lies and his supporters are becoming panicked.
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Old 10-21-2020, 08:15 AM
 
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I agree. I hate when I see this term being used. Not sure what term should be used though. We are seeing a divide between the successful and those that aren't. Many actually think that we all need to be equal, at whatever cost. So, the rich , the successful, and capitalism seem to be the enemies now.
Karl Marx knew his terms !!!


Classless society | Marxism | Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/topic/classless-society

Classless society, in Marxism, the ultimate condition of social organization, expected to occur when true communism is achieved. According to Karl Marx (1818–83), the primary function of the state is to repress the lower classes of society in the interests of the ruling class. However, after the class struggle has resulted in the victory of the proletariat and the establishment of a socialist society, there will be no further need for such a repressive institution; with the disappearance of classes, the state is expected to “wither away.”
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Old 10-21-2020, 08:18 AM
 
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Lot of people need to look up the definition of socialism.
Basically every socialist needs to look the definition up. You don't become a socialist by being an intelligent or informed person....
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Old 10-21-2020, 08:18 AM
 
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Why are Trumpers so overtaken by fear? Good grief.
The people I see overtaken by fear are virtue signaling mask wearing Karens having hissy fits in public over some silly mask protocol violation. We know masks are ineffective. Those who watch the news every day for Chinese WuFlu updates are the ones who are overtaken by fear.

Those who support President Trump aren't overtaken by fear. We aren't buying the MSM narrative of inflated Chinese WuFlu death numbers and white supremacists around every corner. The left are the ones overtaken by fear.
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