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33. I hate to see it repeated on the DU.

Reply to snort (Reply #18)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 02:30 PM

Sep 2014

As soon as the subject is brought up sockpuppets miraculously appear to confuse the issue.

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25 Horrifying Images of the "Free" Market at Work [View all] xchrom Sep 2014 OP

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #1

Yeah. Nothing bad ever happens under communist monopolies. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #2

So, just because Socialism is worse we should accept the evils of unfettered Capitalism? Stonepounder Sep 2014 #3

Maybe we can simply say that it isn't the "system" that's bad ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2014 #6

oversight? neutral authority? heaven05 Sep 2014 #20

I won't argue too much with this ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2014 #23

no argument from me heaven05 Sep 2014 #31

So just because Capitalism has pollution we should accept the evil of murderous socialist monopolies Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #7

Straw man alert! Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #10

Thank-you for alreting us to the presence of the straw man you provided. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #13

as a CYA ploy heaven05 Sep 2014 #22

huh? heaven05 Sep 2014 #12

Socialist countries like Sweden do quite a bit better than that n/t eridani Sep 2014 #37

Point scored! Duppers Sep 2014 #5

That is always the problem when the producer is the regulator. We are close to that here LiberalArkie Sep 2014 #8

"That is always the problem when the producer is the regulator." Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #9

gawd bless capitalism!!!! heaven05 Sep 2014 #11

It's kinda scary when people just dismiss the death of tens of millions Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #14

me either heaven05 Sep 2014 #19

africans and indigenous people every where have been saying that for years xchrom Sep 2014 #25

The communists were every bit a bunch of colonialist bastards as the imperialists. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #26

you keep close tabs on the 'communists' but give the free marketeers a pass. xchrom Sep 2014 #28

No, I don't. I reject imperialism of every stripe. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #29

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #32

Somebody needs to post a basic primer. snort Sep 2014 #18

I hate to see it repeated on the DU. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #33

You spelled "totalitarian" wrong. HughBeaumont Sep 2014 #15

Either the state assumes economic production or it has no role, i.e. laissez-faire, or Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #16

Did you just imply socialism and communism are the same thing? Hissyspit Sep 2014 #17

So many do. hifiguy Sep 2014 #24

That is because nepotism has them acting exactly like Warpy Sep 2014 #30

"screwing the workers" brings to mind heaven05 Sep 2014 #34

Socialism for the rich. hifiguy Sep 2014 #35

Socialist democracies are the best countries on the planet. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #36

yep heaven05 Sep 2014 #4

Really. toby jo Sep 2014 #21

Kick! hifiguy Sep 2014 #27