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(4,175 posts)
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 02:25 AM Apr 2021

Lauren Boebert Humiliates Her While Trying To Compare Marxism And Ponzi Schemes

Rep. Boebert showed in a one-sentence tweet that she doesn’t know the meaning of Marxism or a Ponzi scheme. One suspects that Boebert thinks socialism and Marxism are the same. They aren’t. Secondly, Boebert doesn’t 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 Boebert’s 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

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Caliman73

(11,736 posts)
1. MY cynical take on this.
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 02:30 AM
Apr 2021

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.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
3. She is such a supreme idiot.
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 03:42 AM
Apr 2021

It amazes me how these people end up in Congress. And then it terrifies me.

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
4. These are shameless people. I think we've all known one or more.
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 04:32 AM
Apr 2021

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.

AZ8theist

(5,459 posts)
5. What the hell do you expect from a high school drop out???
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 04:52 AM
Apr 2021

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)
6. Someone said that in her hearing and she thought it sounded smart, so she repeated it.
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 06:01 AM
Apr 2021

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)
7. I have nothing but pride and admiration for those who truly self-educate, but that is not Boebert
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 06:25 AM
Apr 2021

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).

Norbert

(6,039 posts)
11. Posting on Twitter hours on in is her MO
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 06:54 PM
Apr 2021

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)
12. BangBang reps a purple district in CO. We Dems CAN win it back.
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 07:48 PM
Apr 2021

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.



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