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18. I think it is more like fascism.

Mon Mar 8, 2021, 06:34 PM

Mar 2021

The rich tycoons binding themselves together to use the State to force other citizens to obey them and work to further increase their riches.

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GOP senators want to force banks to loan money to gun companies [View all] turbinetree Mar 2021 OP

Sounds like state directed control of private business to me SoonerPride Mar 2021 #1

Yepper spot on................ turbinetree Mar 2021 #3

Liked your post and nykym Mar 2021 #10

Wado................thank you turbinetree Mar 2021 #22

I think it is more like fascism. raging moderate Mar 2021 #18

I'm not surprised, just appalled. It's confusing. Oldem Mar 2021 #2

beyond pale. riversedge Mar 2021 #4

What happened to that there free market? rickyhall Mar 2021 #5

Republicans really hate free enterprise, don't they. scarletwoman Mar 2021 #6

The gun lobby,... they fear this may become backdoor,... magicarpet Mar 2021 #14

A logical extension of that would be forcing banks to loan money Chainfire Mar 2021 #7

Yay,... free enterprise system totally unmolested by government,..... magicarpet Mar 2021 #9

aaaugh the capital system at work scarytomcat Mar 2021 #11

Uh, isn't that demon "big government overreach?" Vinca Mar 2021 #13

There's an easy way to kill this atrocity of a bill jmowreader Mar 2021 #16

The GQP is the party of malignant absurdity. movingviolation Mar 2021 #20

No! Martin68 Mar 2021 #21