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Bernie Sanders

eridani

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19. Socialism = public goods

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 05:21 AM

Oct 2015

Even conservatives like public goods, but only if they are reserved for white people. Republicans have been calling public goods that benefit people other than themselves "socialist" for so long that it has lost its traditional meaning, namely that everything should be a public good.

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Bernie Sanders is Ayn Rand’s worst nightmare: He’s changing how we view socialism [View all] cal04 Oct 2015 OP

Socialism is such an amazing idea that it's been changed and manipulated to mean almost... ion_theory Oct 2015 #1

K&R Thank you. trof Oct 2015 #2

thanks for sharing LittleGirl Oct 2015 #3

Alisa Rosenbaum (Ayn Rand)... gregcrawford Oct 2015 #4

We must have posted at the same time! NonMetro Oct 2015 #6

Anyone who would praise Punx Oct 2015 #10

I remember reading about that... gregcrawford Oct 2015 #13

You have my sympathies for having to read all her crap. Punx Oct 2015 #16

Her butt should have been shipped back to the Russia. SoapBox Oct 2015 #11

Medicare AND Social Security! There's a cosmic lesson in there somewhere gregcrawford Oct 2015 #14

Yep, she signed up for Social Security. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #15

Ayn Rand Was A 20th Century Kook - And Alan Greenspan Was Her Devotee! NonMetro Oct 2015 #5

Wouldn't that piss off Mrs. Greenspan SoapBox Oct 2015 #12

She Was Completely Discredited about 40 Years Ago NonMetro Oct 2015 #17

Thank you for posting. Paka Oct 2015 #7

Here's a link to my local paper's editorial on socialism: nuxvomica Oct 2015 #8

FEEL THE BERN.................................... turbinetree Oct 2015 #9

Way to go! avaistheone1 Oct 2015 #18

Socialism = public goods eridani Oct 2015 #19