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Let’s have a good-faith argument about socialism
Washington Post ^ | March 11, 2018 | Elizabeth Bruenig

Posted on 03/12/2018 6:30:21 AM PDT by C19fan

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To: C19fan

Let’s not, Comrade.


41 posted on 03/12/2018 8:49:47 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative ( An Armed Society is a Polite Society. An Unarmed Society is North Korea.)
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158 million people murdered by socialism, and counting. I’ve got an idea! Let’s try it again!

http://www.wnd.com/2012/08/socialisms-death-count/


42 posted on 03/12/2018 8:52:23 AM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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The world has sufficient experience with socialism to condemn that benighted, misbegotten ideology.

Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics: Democide and Totalitarian Tyranny.

National SOCIALIST German Workers Party: Democide, Genocide, and Totaliatarian Tyranny

Peoples' Republic of China: Democide, Genocide, and Totalitarian Tyranny.

To hell with socialism.

43 posted on 03/12/2018 8:57:05 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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The author is a child whose brain has not fully developed, yet we are supposed to change our way of life based on her wide-eyed musings?


44 posted on 03/12/2018 10:23:22 AM PDT by Maverick68
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The way we should respond to “but Norway . . .” is to say, “fine, stop all immigration from everywhere except Northern Europe and drill for oil in all of our offshore waters and pristine lands, wait a couple of generations for the country to becomes 90% white and swimming in oil revenue, then yes, we can have free college and national health care.”


45 posted on 03/12/2018 10:24:02 AM PDT by Behind the Blue Wall
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You can’t have a good faith discussion with thieves and lairs like socialists.


46 posted on 03/12/2018 11:13:34 AM PDT by CodeToad (Dr. Spock was an idiot!.)
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The Soviet Union, Red China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Venezuela.... there’s the only “debate” that’s needed.


47 posted on 03/12/2018 11:38:06 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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People are not stupid because they’re Socialists; they/re Socialists because they’re stupid...And too lazy to think things thru...

Socialism is the political philosophy of the lazy and the stupid, easily manipulated useful idiots...Tyrants like Hitler, Stalin, Mao, etc wait in the wings to take advantage...


48 posted on 03/12/2018 11:46:46 AM PDT by elteemike (Light travels faster than sound...That's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak)
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Let’s have a good-faith argument about socialism

Sure bud.

After you go live in Venezuela a year you can come back and we will talk.

49 posted on 03/12/2018 11:48:16 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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Meant to say: Socialists are not stupid because they’re Socialists; they’re Socialists because they’re stupid...

But I ‘spose a reader here would get my drift anyhoo...


50 posted on 03/12/2018 11:55:37 AM PDT by elteemike (Light travels faster than sound...That's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak)
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"good faith argument about socialism"

Venezuela.

51 posted on 03/12/2018 11:58:56 AM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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You cannot have a good-faith discussion about socialism. It is crap. It is based on fantasy. It never works because human nature will always cause people to take advantage of the system.


52 posted on 03/12/2018 12:13:54 PM PDT by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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53 posted on 03/12/2018 4:21:03 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: DesertRhino

‘We are all arguing with your annoying niece’

I know someone whose niece married an oriental woman; he’s past arguing, and doesn’t want to talk about it at all...


54 posted on 03/13/2018 6:38:05 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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Socialism goes against base human nature.

As humans, we are born with the instinct and natural impulse to create the best we can for our offspring or family (chosen or born). Some go against that, and say instead of the family, let’s make the entire country the family, and a few people get to be the parents. It’s an antithesis to anything human nature has to offer.


55 posted on 03/14/2018 8:57:49 AM PDT by spacewarp (FreeRepublic, Rush's show prep since foundation.)
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