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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: America is a centrist, capitalist country. We are not and will never be socialist. [View all]clarice
(5,504 posts)202. Whenever I hear "Medicare for all" . My first thought is whose going to pay for it?nt
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America is a centrist, capitalist country. We are not and will never be socialist. [View all]
ericson00
May 2016
OP
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ronald Reagan, to name a few have said the same thing.
Exilednight
May 2016
#2
I see irony in the fact that a person named lefty is defending right wing talking points
Exilednight
May 2016
#12
Hillary represents what we have, Corporate Socialism. Bernie represents Democratic Socialism.
Kip Humphrey
May 2016
#3
I like that. Corporate Socialism ... corporate tax breaks and subsidies and give aways.
trudyco
May 2016
#247
The list of words that Clinton supporters don't know the meaning of but use anyway is pretty big
Scootaloo
May 2016
#105
How have you managed 25k posts on this site and not even know what oligarchy means?
RichVRichV
May 2016
#232
Whenever I hear "Medicare for all" . My first thought is whose going to pay for it?nt
clarice
May 2016
#202
There can be no "deductible" with single payer. It has to be free. You dont have tiers in single pay
Baobab
May 2016
#33
The amount they make has nothing to do with complexity. You're evading my question. Also, you know
Baobab
May 2016
#51
Hillary's solution, globalization will give them a big pay cut. The foreign nurses, teachers, etc
Baobab
May 2016
#54
To have it as good as they do in Canada, a family would have to make $25,000 per year more.
lumberjack_jeff
May 2016
#112
By your logic, no nationally elected figure is capable of having a connection to average folks.
phleshdef
May 2016
#137
Another example that all the talk of common goals and being on the same side is
TheKentuckian
May 2016
#24
I have good reason to think Hillary's being put in there to destroy the middle class-and before
Baobab
May 2016
#27
I want you to apologize to every single electron you've inconvenienced with this dung heap of a post
VulgarPoet
May 2016
#36
It's unbelievable! They want Hillary and Hillary does not want the middle class to survive.
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#44
There is nothing about America or any other nation that inherently precludes socialism.
forjusticethunders
May 2016
#49
My 8th grader and the rest of his social studies class have a better understanding of these terms.
FourScore
May 2016
#56
Oh please, I guarantee you if you lived in the systemic corruption in Mexico's government
VulgarPoet
May 2016
#70
I only responded in that way because the other poster was so nasty and belligerent.Peace.nt
clarice
May 2016
#102
There are 195 countries in the world, and you're free to have this discussion without repercussions
Exilednight
May 2016
#224
Free thought and expression are one thing...common courtesy is another. What's your beef?nt
clarice
May 2016
#201
Precisely how do those verbal responses prevent free thought or expression?
LanternWaste
May 2016
#205
Funny, I watched very little of it, but that really stood out...along with
libdem4life
May 2016
#145
Pure HRC propaganda statement; Americans overwhelmingly want what Sanders (Dem Soc) proposes, plus
amborin
May 2016
#61
Untrue, which is why your beloved Hillary has had to "evolve" her centrist positions so much to run.
merrily
May 2016
#78
i'm always amused at how many words it takes for someone to exhibit that they
islandmkl
May 2016
#99
ericson00—The nation is not Washington, D.C. (Perhaps you will wake up eventually.)
CobaltBlue
May 2016
#118
70-90% of Americans want peace, education, healthcare, etc.--but the political class
MisterP
May 2016
#147
ericson, this is no way to win primary votes. The facts are all Hillary needs to convince them.
BootinUp
May 2016
#149
This thread shows that Malcolm X's "fox and wolf" analogy is still true today
AZ Progressive
May 2016
#150
ericsson? LOL! I always thought of him or her as innocuous. Then again, I look at the Op post
merrily
May 2016
#161
thanx for the call to Hell, I wont sit still for that. socialism isnt communism
larkrake
May 2016
#155
I'm sticking with Bernie and I notice you don't mention that our current Congres is no reflection
Todays_Illusion
May 2016
#189
Status quo wants more status quo. Let's pretend that FDR never was president.
Betty Karlson
May 2016
#190
i think socialism could indeed happen in the U.S. with effective evolution.
LanternWaste
May 2016
#203
That's why we pay our fire department subscription fees, elementary school tuition, and road tolls!
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#214
ericson00—Thank you for trying to channel Alex Keaton, Michael J. Fox’s character, on ‘Family Ties!’
CobaltBlue
May 2016
#218
Yeah, let's throw out all those socialist ideas like Social Security,Medicare, public ed, fire depts
EndElectoral
May 2016
#220
Ameerica is a trophy to be won by whichever side is strong enough to take it point blank
craigmatic
May 2016
#226
the problem with bernie supportes is if you dont agree then you are branded a republican
rdking647
May 2016
#237
If you read more, you'd know this is not true. BTW, what does "capitalist" country mean?
snowy owl
May 2016
#243
In 1776, that poster would be telling us to remain loyal to the British Crown.
arcane1
May 2016
#252