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2016 Postmortem

Stuart G

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2. Of course it isn't..It is not communism.

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 16, 2015, 04:36 PM

Aug 2015

By job training, vocational ed, universal ed, and so on, all can participate and have the ability to lead decent lives.

The government doesn't have to own the airlines, just make them safe and accessible to all..Government does not own the food stores, but the food is safe and clean. Toyota still makes a very nice profit, but that company is required to make a safe car, much safer than 30 years ago...What the hell is wrong with that?

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The idea of "Democratic Socialism"...???? [View all] Stuart G Aug 2015 OP

Small businesses, cooperatives etc. Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #1

Of course it isn't..It is not communism. Stuart G Aug 2015 #2

A way to castigate and dismiss an Honest man who doesn't play ball with Robbers . orpupilofnature57 Aug 2015 #3

I agree..."Namecalling"...nothing new.... Stuart G Aug 2015 #4

About certain things they're the Walking Dead . n/t orpupilofnature57 Aug 2015 #6

If you're not going to have collective ownership of a lot of production, distribution and exchange muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #5

And what's wrong with inhibiting the growth of privately-owned monopolies and limiting Cleita Aug 2015 #8

Nothing's wrong with it - I'm saying it ought to be part of the list muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #9

You have a unique way of looking at this RobertEarl Aug 2015 #10

Do you want to run away from progressive taxation? Is it too radical for you? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #16

I came across this website before DU was a gleam in Skinner's eye. Cleita Aug 2015 #7

"Social Democracy" is maybe more apt? DirkGently Aug 2015 #11

correct, yes. Hiraeth Aug 2015 #20

Most European countries and up to now sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #12

DSA describes it this way: cyberswede Aug 2015 #13

Not Strange At All colsohlibgal Aug 2015 #14

The right wing is now and has been for awhile the, "crazy wing" Stuart G Aug 2015 #17

Red-baiting and McCarthy like rhetoric is hardly confined to the right wing... AOR Aug 2015 #19

Clean water and air for all Sienna86 Aug 2015 #15

The ruling classes in America have done a superb job deutsey Aug 2015 #18