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2016 Postmortem

alfredo

(60,301 posts) Fri Jan 29, 2016, 12:09 PM Jan 2016

The benefits of Socialism using the Packers as an example.

http://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article57141248.html

There are lessons in all of this:

▪ Democracy at work and in play is possible.

▪ It is preferable to capitalism’s oligarchical tyranny.

▪ The traditional name for such democracy is “socialism.”

▪ Socialism can be successful. (The Packers have won more championships than any of their capitalist competitors).

▪ Bernie Sanders is a socialist. Hmm ...

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The benefits of Socialism using the Packers as an example. (Original Post) alfredo Jan 2016 OP

I own one share.. it is worthless but still... Omaha Steve Jan 2016 #1

I have friends that are Cheeseheads. They seem normal. alfredo Jan 2016 #3

Yup! pinebox Jan 2016 #2

Omaha Steve

(109,258 posts)

1. I own one share.. it is worthless but still...

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 12:13 PM

Jan 2016

Got to see the photo.

http://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/rhb51b/picture57141233/ALTERNATES/FREE_640/fan

K&R!

OS

alfredo

(60,301 posts)

3. I have friends that are Cheeseheads. They seem normal.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 02:18 PM

Jan 2016

pinebox

(5,761 posts)

2. Yup!

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 12:20 PM

Jan 2016

"The Green Bay Packers Board of Directors is the organization that serves as the owner of record for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). The Packers have been a publicly owned, non-profit corporation since August 18, 1923."

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