America Wants Security [Paul Krugman Says Americans Want Socialism]

New York Times ^ | May 23, 2005 | Paul Krugman

[KC_Conspirator]

I find it a laugher as well. Try reading "Whats a Matter with Kansas". The whole supposition of the book is that liberals and the democrat party know what best and have the best interest of workers and families - so why are they so dumb and voting Republican?

[EQAndyBuzz]

"Also seems to live on in the minds of 15-20% of our population, they whine so much that they are heard more than our side."

Isn't is funny that the 15-20% are the people who live in mansions, get driven around in limos, show up at rallies, bash Bush then go home to Margaritas on the veranda.

[.cnI redruM]

Everyone believes that the other guy's private ownership of property is the root of all evil.

[CasearianDaoist]

Ain't that the truth.

[Digger]

Sic O'Reilly on him & rip him a new one as he did on Russert's show.

[.cnI redruM]

And thus, you don't have to convince an electorate that socialism is anything other than cancer. Just convince them that it's a cancer that only afflicts people they feel envious of.

[CasearianDaoist]

Yes, until it is too late.

This is the central beef I have with the GOP: They never come out and openly say just what game is afoot. They never denounce Socialism for the treason it is. They do not do this. It not hard to do; there are plenty of historical examples and as plenty of contemporaneous ones. (eg CA, or NYC.)

I write it off to shear cowardice.

If we Conservatives cannot get committed legislators to force the issue into the public eye then I fear it will be too late.

It is becoming clear that we must push this from the grass roots.

[hosepipe]

[ Socialism has been dead for at least 20 years. But it lives on in the Economics Departments of a few college campuses and on the editorial page of the New York Times. ]

Oh! AND everyone approaching or at 60 years of age.. which is a large percentage of the voteing public, AND getting BIGGER..

Them damned socialists are our fathers and mothers, aunts and uncles..

Hmmm.... Anyone even KNOW anybody that would TURN DOWN a government check.?. America has had socialism brain washed into them since FDR.. even during the cold war.. Which WE evidently LOST... ideologically..

To say America is not socialist minded is to fly in the face of reality..
and to be in denial.. <<- not a river in Egypt..

Socialism is DEAD in the United States.?.....
Welcome to earth, WHat planet are you from.?..

[alwaysrepublican]

He's already in a mental hospital, but it has all inmates and no attendants. It's called Princeton.

LOL, I missed this point.