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meltwill2 72M
2576 posts
12/22/2023 10:10 pm
Least Of The Problems.....

bidet is the least of their problems.....



meltwill2 72M
3833 posts
12/22/2023 10:20 pm

Wave goodbye to all your friends.....

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rydermantel 69M
26068 posts
12/22/2023 10:24 pm

Is Socialism a problem?


meltwill2 72M
3833 posts
12/22/2023 10:38 pm

If someone is trying to force it down your throat it is......


BillywildMartin 73M

12/23/2023 1:22 am

"The late American economist Robert Heilbroner authored “The Worldly Philosophers,” the second-best-selling economics text of all time. Heilbroner was, like Bernie Sanders today, an avowed socialist.
To his credit, Heilbroner acknowledged that individual freedom is “directly opposed to the basic socialist commitment to a deliberately embraced collective moral goal.” The word “collective” may ring a bell: Stalin killed millions establishing collectives in the 1930s as did Mao in the 1950s.

As any Marxist knows, an economy can’t be separated from its political and cultural dimensions. Heilbroner recognized that establishing the socialist economic ideal requires massive intervention in politics and culture.
“Indeed, that is what planning means. Command by planning need not, of course, be totalitarian. But an aspect of authoritarianism resides inextricably in all planning systems. A plan is meaningless if it is not carried out, or if it can be ignored or defied at will.”
Socialists are authoritarians by definition.
Hence socialism flies in the face of our democratic heritage, which “encourages and breeds the idea of the primary importance of the individual.” Translation: If you value individual freedom of choice, socialism is not for you." Howard Sierer, January, 2019


likeithot19 62M
6112 posts
12/23/2023 3:59 am

Israel, India, and the United Kingdom all adopted socialism as an economic model following World War II.

Socialism is guilty of a fatal conceit: It believes its system can make better decisions for the people than they can for themselves.

Socialism has failed in every country in which it has been tried.


likeithot19 62M
6112 posts
12/23/2023 4:03 am

I recently read an article about the Dems in office are afraid Mr T will win and they will be out of a job as Mr T believes in a strong USA and not a global economy which they are pushing for


uncommon1 66M  
1487 posts
12/23/2023 5:51 am

Is Socialism a problem?

Introducing socialism to replace
democracy and the u.s. constitution
in a country where the average
household is locked an loaded an
maintains at least one conceal an
carry permit, isn't just a problem, but
civil war in the making.
Add to that, the military training an
experience of the majority due to
being at war for so many years.

Mr T believes in a strong USA and not a global economy

Trump pulled in $36.5 million from Canada.
Trump brought in more than $24.4 million
from Ireland, home to his often-visited Doonbeg
golf course, as well as $9.6 million from India,
and nearly $9.7 million from Indonesia.
Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in
Trump buildings.
Forbes Estimates China Paid Trump At Least
$5.4 Million Since He Took Office, Via
Mysterious Trump Tower Lease.


If you think frump is concerned about any economy
besides his own bank account you're a fool.


grywolf2 73M
3151 posts
12/23/2023 9:12 am

Pure Socialism is not an answer nor is Pure Capitalism.

Capitalism has a major flaw and that is greed. Greed leads to price gouging and corruption, as well as a blind eye toward consumer protection especially when married to political entities.

The opinion that democrats favor socialism is most true for a slim section of the party, the majority favor regulations to restrain Capitalism which can curtail greed.


uncommon1 66M  
1487 posts
12/23/2023 10:50 am

the majority favor regulations to restrain Capitalism which can curtail greed.

That seems like only something an over-educated
academic type would say. Like there's just regular
stupid, and then there's educated stupid. I don't
know how anyone can look around at their world
and say "yes, this kind of society keeps human greed
in check" without being taught not to believe their
own eyes.

To answer your question, though, I think you need
strong and transparent laws / reporting when it
comes to the flow of tax revenues and how they're
being spent, along with political disincentives to flaunt
wealth to excess. I don't mean like everyone should
be eating out of identical People's Cafeterias wearing
the same overalls, but the kind of excess flaunting
of wealth like you'd see from a Trump should be strongly
discouraged if you have any notion of running for political
office -- because if you're making it rain all the time
and giving cushy jobs to your family members you're
probably going to be politically corrupt, too.
The U.S. system just openly celebrates this kind of
oligarchical rule though and a significant number of
people think it's a good thing, all 35% of them.


grywolf2 73M
3151 posts
12/23/2023 11:08 am

    Quoting uncommon1:
    the majority favor regulations to restrain Capitalism which can curtail greed.

    That seems like only something an over-educated
    academic type would say. Like there's just regular
    stupid, and then there's educated stupid. I don't
    know how anyone can look around at their world
    and say "yes, this kind of society keeps human greed
    in check" without being taught not to believe their
    own eyes.

    To answer your question, though, I think you need
    strong and transparent laws / reporting when it
    comes to the flow of tax revenues and how they're
    being spent, along with political disincentives to flaunt
    wealth to excess. I don't mean like everyone should
    be eating out of identical People's Cafeterias wearing
    the same overalls, but the kind of excess flaunting
    of wealth like you'd see from a Trump should be strongly
    discouraged if you have any notion of running for political
    office -- because if you're making it rain all the time
    and giving cushy jobs to your family members you're
    probably going to be politically corrupt, too.
    The U.S. system just openly celebrates this kind of
    oligarchical rule though and a significant number of
    people think it's a good thing, all 35% of them.
I never said that this society keeps human greed in check, only that Capitalism breeds such results and Dems are the only one of the two political parties that currently attempts to curtail the tendency. Do they fail, absolutely they do.
However, it is a better effort than tRUMP's attempts to throw out any regulations.


meltwill2 72M
3833 posts
12/23/2023 11:09 am

    Quoting uncommon1:
    Is Socialism a problem?

    Introducing socialism to replace
    democracy and the u.s. constitution
    in a country where the average
    household is locked an loaded an
    maintains at least one conceal an
    carry permit, isn't just a problem, but
    civil war in the making.
    Add to that, the military training an
    experience of the majority due to
    being at war for so many years.

    Mr T believes in a strong USA and not a global economy

    Trump pulled in $36.5 million from Canada.
    Trump brought in more than $24.4 million
    from Ireland, home to his often-visited Doonbeg
    golf course, as well as $9.6 million from India,
    and nearly $9.7 million from Indonesia.
    Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in
    Trump buildings.
    Forbes Estimates China Paid Trump At Least
    $5.4 Million Since He Took Office, Via
    Mysterious Trump Tower Lease.


    If you think frump is concerned about any economy
    besides his own bank account you're a fool.
You fail to mention how much bidet has taken in from chinka and others.....
AND if YOU think that bidet is concerned or even knows what an economy is, besides his own bank account you're the biggest damn fool in existence!
BUT I will agree with you...."civil war in the making" you know it and I know it.


uncommon1 66M  
1487 posts
12/23/2023 12:29 pm

You fail to mention how much bidet has taken in from chinka and others.....

Prove it!!

"civil war in the making"

Don't take it out of
context of the complete
statement.


likeithot19 62M
6112 posts
12/23/2023 2:29 pm

    Quoting grywolf2:
    Pure Socialism is not an answer nor is Pure Capitalism.

    Capitalism has a major flaw and that is greed. Greed leads to price gouging and corruption, as well as a blind eye toward consumer protection especially when married to political entities.

    The opinion that democrats favor socialism is most true for a slim section of the party, the majority favor regulations to restrain Capitalism which can curtail greed.
The Chinese model where the government is a partner, has many attributes, plus done right could eliminate individual taxes. Human freedoms have to be protected. That being said, I have seen Chinese tourists, all over the world.



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