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How Socialist are You? (Original Post) RobertEarl Jun 2015 OP
I've been getting into Murray Bookchin lately Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #1
Example of partaking of socialism RobertEarl Jun 2015 #2
Here is an interesting idea RobertEarl Jun 2015 #5
extremely. both in what I take part of as a user, and a practitioner NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #3
Figures you'd grok it, comrade. RobertEarl Jun 2015 #6
Pretty social. zappaman Jun 2015 #4
 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
2. Example of partaking of socialism
Tue Jun 23, 2015, 03:42 PM
Jun 2015

Using the road provided to you free of charge.

Use of the police, library, and education system provided free of capital charges.

Yep, you may be a socialist and afraid to admit it? Are you?

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
5. Here is an interesting idea
Tue Jun 23, 2015, 03:54 PM
Jun 2015

You buy insurance, either health, car, or home.

That whole insurance thing is socialism. You pay in and as long as you don't need it, you don't take any out. But if you need it, you can get back far more than you ever put in because insurance is socialism with a capitalist angle.

The best insurance is that provided by the government. Yes, that democratic socialist government that provides flood insurance, police and fire departments and all the provisions for the general welfare of the people.

Yep, we're all living in a socialist submarine.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,019 posts)
3. extremely. both in what I take part of as a user, and a practitioner
Tue Jun 23, 2015, 03:45 PM
Jun 2015

the world is bigger than each of us as individuals.

zappaman

(20,606 posts)
4. Pretty social.
Tue Jun 23, 2015, 03:45 PM
Jun 2015

Went out to dinner with friends Saturday.
On Sunday, went to see Amy Schumer.
Poker with friends last night.
Lunch today with co-workers.
Concert coming this Saturday.

So, yeah...pretty social.

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