"I never met a veteran who fought for socialism". Comebacks, please?

[shintao]

58. I'm a socialist Vietnam Combat Veteran

I am a socialist, a Vietnam combat veteran 67-68', two purple hearts, two bronze battle stars, and the Gallantry Cross, honorable discharge. Now you have met one. I am mainly a socialist because of Vietnam, where I became a humanitarian and concerned with the condition of the poor. I spent another 10 years in the POW/MIA movement, helped build the California Vietnam Memorial, and have worked with veterans with PTSD and related problems. And I am a retired and proud Uinon member of the streel trade that built this nation.

If this country was Socialist we would not be the greatest debtor nation in the Universe, indebted to socialists. We would not have homeless on our streets, unproductive masses of people homeless and otherwise. Capitalism has killed this country and cannot fix itself. Socialism is the only way to save it. Like nuclear power, people were taught to fear socialism instead of embrace it. And capitalists will arrogantly spend trillions and trillions trying to make capitalism work, while socialist country's walk right past us, avoid wars and deaths and maiming of our troops for oil.

I could put this country together in a year, and on a path to prosperity by using socialist programs, and eliminating the greed and arrogance of the private sector. But capitalists will never let that happen. Finally, anyone thinking Obama is a socialist needs another pint of koolaide.