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BooScout

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Can I just say "Because I'm not a socialist?" [View all] Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 OP
"hard core socialism"? "social engineering and a Stalin-sized body count"? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #1
OMG!! haikugal Mar 2016 #2
It's been a while since we had a good old fashioned red baiting thread. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #3
Must be an itch that must be scratched... haikugal Mar 2016 #4
+1 This made me laugh. Thanks! octoberlib Mar 2016 #35
We are not left authoritarians. We are quite the opposite. Left, for sure, but not authoritarian. Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #5
The people that I'm around are left authoritarians Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 #8
Yeah, that sounds dangerously close to Republican to me. We just differ on what is social justice. Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #10
But Welfare Reform WASN'T Republican Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 #11
Democrats fought to preserve and enhance social safety nets until that fateful presidency when they Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #15
Maybe my net is a little smaller than some that are further left than me Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 #22
Well coming from Canada originally we've got socialism figured out... CdnExtraNational Mar 2016 #27
Welfare reform was Republican schtick that B. Clinton cheerfully coopted. eShirl Mar 2016 #43
I get it. You think young people are stupid octoberlib Mar 2016 #37
I am equally agog Fairgo Mar 2016 #40
Well, for starters, you might want to dial back the Red Baiting just a tad. HughBeaumont Mar 2016 #50
I'm not intentionally trying to do something like that Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 #6
I don't think you sound liberal. Marrah_G Mar 2016 #57
Translation: You got yours and fuck the rest of us. LeftyMom Mar 2016 #7
So, because I'm not a socialist, it's "fuck the rest of you?" Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 #9
You're really not good at this. LeftyMom Mar 2016 #18
You're not from the "logic and reason are for cis white men" camp, are you? n/t Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 #19
Logic is awesome. Do you want me to recommend a book so you can learn it? LeftyMom Mar 2016 #21
I'm a woman and I have an advanced degree in political science. And you wouldn't be an ageist, would Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 #23
You have a degree in poli-sci, yet throw around the "socialist" label so cavalierly ? King_Klonopin Mar 2016 #30
Can't I still believe in capitalism with regulations and a safety net? Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2016 #12
Back in my day, that wasn't called "socialism." n/t Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 #13
Yeah, it was called the Democratic Party. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2016 #16
Precisely! It wasn't called leftist either. Bluedogs shifted the center. Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #17
My impression is that the far left ate the candy bar all the way up to the center Cats Against Frist Mar 2016 #20
Yep shenmue Mar 2016 #14
As long as I can call myself a Left Libertarian. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #24
If you really think that the Democratic Party has gone "too far left".... Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #25
1950 called. They want their rabid anti communism back. CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #26
Do you think Social Security should remain? SheilaT Mar 2016 #28
What you're describing wanting is what Sanders is running on and Hillary opposes as unobtainable. Chan790 Mar 2016 #29
This belongs in the GD -P forum. nt cwydro Mar 2016 #31
Wrong forum to put down Democratic candidates Democat Mar 2016 #32
In other words "I've got mine." CharlotteVale Mar 2016 #33
Someone loves their Bush tax cuts RandiFan1290 Mar 2016 #34
I lulz'd KG Mar 2016 #36
As another poster responded: Shankapotomus Mar 2016 #38
Where do you find these left authoritarians? unc70 Mar 2016 #39
If you use any public goods, you sure the hell are a socialist eridani Mar 2016 #41
You can be both a socialist AND a capitalist! FrodosPet Mar 2016 #44
Markets have nothing to do with ownership of the means of production eridani Mar 2016 #46
The socialist Obama has done a number of good things eridani Mar 2016 #42
Bootstraps! DLevine Mar 2016 #45
I almost spit my coffee all over the screen kdmorris Mar 2016 #51
Well "hard core socialism" got us the NHS here, among other things - mr blur Mar 2016 #47
Who the fuck is advocating HARD CORE SOCIALISM? mhatrw Mar 2016 #48
When did it become ok to make socialism just as dirty a word as democratic? avebury Mar 2016 #49
AMERICA IS ALREADY A SOCIALIST NATION BlandGrenade Mar 2016 #52
You are hilarious and sound very needful and frightened of loss. It is also sad to read any post by Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #53
Do your friends and associates have a good sense of humor or Vinca Mar 2016 #54
We'll see about that madokie Mar 2016 #55
Your post made me laugh Marrah_G Mar 2016 #56
So you don't use libraries or public schools or social security or tap water, I take it Doctor_J Mar 2016 #58
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