Originally posted by: MisterPicture
PJ, you just don't understand! Socialism only occurs when a government's economy is doing very badly. For example.
Free college in Venezuela: Socialism!!
Free college in Tennessee: NOT Socialism.
Free college in Cuba: Socialism!
Free college in Denmark. NOT socialism.
Now do you get it?
I've yet to hear from any conservitard just what's wrong with socialism. I mean, all the crusty old farts were indoctrinated back in the day to hate and fear THEM COMMIES, but Russia never was either socialist or communist, despite the labels they used.
And of course, we and virtually every other nation on the planet have some elements of socialism baked into our political and economic systems, and it's a good thing that we do.
For instance, free public libraries are SOOOOOCIALIST. The Interstate Highway System is SOOOOCIALIST. Free public schools are SOOOOCIALIST. Medicare is SOOOCIALIST. Shocking!
So only an ignorant asshole would use "THAT THAR'S SOCIALIST!" as some kind of insult.