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Festivito

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12. Instead, I find the GOP / Cons as socialistic and communistic.
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 10:02 AM
Jun 2012

The difference comes from whom they benefit and and whom they involve.

A greedy subset of the rich unionize / communalize creating and using think-tanks and their crossover corporate boards of directors in ways to effect information control and control of so-called elected officials and which elected officials manage to become officials.

They accept the resulting rich-socialized tax rates and power positions.

What they don't want is for unionization / socialization / communization to apply to all people, instead of just their socio-economic peers.

The bigger problem is that we are the same. We don't want it to apply to all people either, we just want it to apply to fellow Americans.

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Sounds like the basic socialist philosophy I learned from my grandfather to me. hobbit709 Jun 2012 #1
I Realize It Is Socialistic. TheMastersNemesis Jun 2012 #2
They don't use words like "communist" or "socialist" to actually mean anything eridani Jun 2012 #3
I LIKE that analogy Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2012 #9
'Communism' is the end stage of socialism where workers own the coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #4
+1 nt TBF Jun 2012 #6
Welcome. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #5
Right On bahrbearian Jun 2012 #7
um...that's socialism, NOT communism KurtNYC Jun 2012 #8
Actually, they DID have a "right" to a job Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2012 #10
you have nothing to lose but your chains, comrade... KG Jun 2012 #11
Instead, I find the GOP / Cons as socialistic and communistic. Festivito Jun 2012 #12
How would you make your utopia happen? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #13
I would just call that humanitarian Mosaic Jun 2012 #14
belated k/r limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #15
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