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Socialism is liberal. More people (preferably everyone) have some say in how the economy works. Democracy is liberal. More people (preferably everyone) have some say in how the government works. "Democracy," said Marx, "is the road to socialism." He was wrong about how economics and politics interact, but he did see their similar underpinnings.
Communism is conservative. Fewer and fewer people (preferably just the Party Secretary) have any say in how the economy works. Republicans are conservative. Fewer and fewer people (preferably just people controlling the Party figurehead) have any say in how the government works. The conservatives in the US are in the same position as the communists in the 30s, and for the same reason: Their revolutions failed spectacularly but they refuse to admit what went wrong.
Yes, and once those people got to the Capitol, they all fit there. They weren't on the Mall, they didn't spill over significantly to other parts, and they no longer were on the streets.
They were on the mall. See the Cspan video of the event. They were backed up into the streets around the capitol. It shows that clearly on the vid.
Oh my. Tell me you are not so desperate to claim that pic wasn't from today? I watched that cam real time, as the street filled up with a massive rally.
100,000-200,000 by FOX estimates. Not a million but a good turn out. Then others around the country. Not bad.
ok, one more post.
Tea Party Express Takes Washington By Storm - Political News - FOXNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/12/tea-party-express-arrives-march-washington-protest-government-spending/ - broken link)
The tens of thousands of protesters marched to the U.S. Capitol chanting various slogans and waving posters that voiced a rather broad array of grievances against big government and the leaders, particularly President Obama, who the protesters blame for its size and scope
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