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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLauren Boebert Humiliates Her While Trying To Compare Marxism And Ponzi Schemes
Rep. Boebert showed in a one-sentence tweet that she doesnt know the meaning of Marxism or a Ponzi scheme. One suspects that Boebert thinks socialism and Marxism are the same. They arent. Secondly, Boebert doesnt know what a Ponzi scheme is. A Ponzi scheme is not a redistribution of wealth, which would be socialism, not Marxism.
Ponzi schemes thrive on capitalism and the idea of some sort of market inefficiency that can lead to big returns on investments. A Ponzi scheme is a form of financial fraud.
Not only does Boeberts comparison not work, but it the equivalent of gibberish.
It is difficult to believe that the person who published this tweet has an actual of making policy for the American people.
https://www.politicususa.com/2021/04/18/lauren-boebert-marxism-ponzi-scheme.html
Caliman73
(11,736 posts)The average person is not paying attentions and wouldn't care about the error. Her constituents just think it is great she is fighting and owning the libs, and likely accept her stupid comparison. It is all about buzz words to them. All they know is socialism = bad, Marxism = bad, Ponzi scheme = bad.
We know she is a moron, but we are not her constituents or who she is speaking to.
Midnight Writer
(21,753 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)It amazes me how these people end up in Congress. And then it terrifies me.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Nothing bothers them in their pursuit of whatever it is they pursue.
They don't care who they hurt.
They don't care about anyone but themselves.
Remind you of anyone? 45?
Add to that extreme right wing psychosis, and you've got a very hot mess.
dem4decades
(11,288 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)AZ8theist
(5,459 posts)Boebert is a FUCKING MORON.
But that's not the worst thing. She is a seditionist who (allegedly) ran surveillance tours of the Capital on January 5th.
A co-conspirator to a violent coup attempt.
For this she needs to be imprisoned for the rest of her miserable, idiotic life.
Unless this country cleans out the Anti-American FASCIST VERMIN in our midsts, it will happen again. And next time it will be successful.
I, for one, REFUSE to live in a dictatorship.
Solly Mack
(90,764 posts)At least I can see it happening that way. Showing she's stupid and those around her are also stupid.
You know, she was sitting around with her staff talking about the brilliance of Marjorie Taylor Greene and how they could all be more like her. That kind of thing.
(LMAO)
hlthe2b
(102,239 posts)While many who drop out of high school, regret it almost immediately, gain their GED and go on to either higher education later OR make it a point to read, read, read, and self-educate, that is NOT BOEBERT. She only went after her GED--just prior to running for Congress--because she knew she could not justify not even having graduated from high school.
But her knowledge of ANYTHING is so stunted--remaining at the high school drop-out level or even the primary school level).
Solomon
(12,310 posts)Norbert
(6,039 posts)just like her messiah. This is what she feels makes her a good and effective member of Congress which is scary.
And I agree, it makes her sound smart to the people that are too lazy to think but love those talking points and buzz words.
We have a tough job. Unless people start to rebuke insHannity and company there will be more Boeberts, Greenes and Gaetzes entering Congress in the future.
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)And We will.
Traitor-Greene's district in GA seems unassailable. Perhaps she will be just batshit crazy enough to give any Democratic challenger a slim chance.
Yeah, I'm smokin' on this part.