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View Poll Results: Do Republicans understand the definition "Communism", or "Socialism" ???
They are totally clueless 42 48.28%
They know but just use it as inflammatory rhetoric 21 24.14%
Not sure 2 2.30%
Whatever Beck says is the truth 22 25.29%
Voters: 87. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-03-2010, 12:30 PM
 
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Why don't the lefties here tell us what the REAL definition is, because it IS your platform in reality.
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Old 05-03-2010, 12:36 PM
 
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It gets thrown around here all the time and frankly it's embarrassing. Do they not know or understand the definitions? Or is this just cheap hyperbole?
I think you last sentence hit the nail on the head - you are just engaged in cheap hyperbole. You really should stop
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Old 05-03-2010, 01:15 PM
 
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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You assume far too much. I did kind of make you look like a clown by just stating the obvious. I sowwy.

Unfortunately you arent bright enough to realize who actually was made to look like a clown by your statements.
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Old 05-03-2010, 01:22 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Unfortunately you arent bright enough to realize who actually was made to look like a clown by your statements.
Aw did I rattle your cage I'm a meanie I know.

I'm quite bright enough to know whats working here, and whats not working there. I don't need to talk it to death. There have been tomes written on the subject why it is an abject failure. But you keep wishing on a star.
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Old 05-03-2010, 01:25 PM
 
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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Why don't the lefties here tell us what the REAL definition is, because it IS your platform in reality.

Why dont you go read the Communist Manifesto........youll find, it is WAY different then what you continously label as Communism.

Stalinism, Maoism, State Run Capitalism, Welfare Capitalism, Castro or Chavez "socialism", Pol Pot, NONE of that is a synonym for Communism.
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Old 05-03-2010, 01:27 PM
 
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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Aw did I rattle your cage I'm a meanie I know.

I'm quite bright enough to know whats working here, and whats not working there. I don't need to talk it to death. There have been tomes written on the subject why it is an abject failure. But you keep wishing on a star.

Anything that has created a Gini Index as wide as the US has is clearly not working.
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Old 05-03-2010, 01:29 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Yes. Socialism is bad. Communism is worse. You really don't have to nitpick it to death. They both suck and we don't need either practiced here or anyone preaching that we should here as well. If you Libbies are so gung ho about these systems why don't you MOVE to a country where they are practiced?

Because pushing the agenda here will be your ultimate undoing I promise you that. People here are fed up with it all and about ready to put you all on a fleet of C130's and ship you out. By force if necessary.

Seriously, they've been tried before and they don't work. Trying either system here will not make it work any better either. Now bang your head against a wall so that maybe this fact will stick.
I guess we should get the message out to Europe to start rioting in the streets. They will be upset when the find out that their system that they have used for decades while being at the top isn't working.
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Old 05-03-2010, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Anything that has created a Gini Index as wide as the US has is clearly not working.
It worked 40 years ago but yes, things have been subverted to the point where no, it's not working as it should be and hasn't for some time. No disagreement there. Even still we're still a far sight better than most other countries.

Changing the game plan isn't going to work. Fixing what we've had will. It really wouldn't take all that much either. Just bureaucrats with the balls to do it.
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Old 05-03-2010, 01:33 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Default they get their definitions from biased info

they get their definitions from biased info and so they define it from within their narrow confines. i have yet to see any of these anti-socialists give up their social security. where is that movement?
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Old 05-03-2010, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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I guess we should get the message out to Europe to start rioting in the streets. They will be upset when the find out that their system that they have used for decades while being at the top isn't working.
Brother, there will be rioting in the streets in both countries soon enough.

The entire structure will more than likely hit critical mass within 10 years. If it takes that long. The message has been out for awhile now.
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