Clown Car Creates Confusion.....and a Canadian !!

Go Socialism. We soicalized war. We definitely need a little more war for everybody. It's number 11 on the list. Send us all, and improve our ranking. Yay!
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Originally posted by: chafraho
Go Socialism. We soicalized war. We definitely need a little more war for everybody. It's number 11 on the list. Send us all, and improve our ranking. Yay!
It's not a ranking. It's a list.

The draft socialized military service. We used to let people buy their way out of being drafted. Then we passed laws against that. Or, in the language of the day, we decreased freedom by socializing military service.

These laws don't work very well, as we know from the careers of famous service avoiders like Rush Limbaugh, Ted Nugent, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove, Mitt Romney, John Bolton, Mitch McConnell, Rudy Guiliani, Bil O'Reilly, and Roger Ailes, among many, many others.
I bow before your superior ability to rationalize. I'm not worthy of the honor of debate with one so sublime.
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Originally posted by: chafraho
I bow before your superior ability to rationalize. I'm not worthy of the honor of debate with one so sublime.


We keep him/her/it locked down in the basement and allow him/her/it to come out periodically.

more awful Obamacare news senator McCarthy can use in his campaign...

Obamacare saved hospitals over 7 billion last year

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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: chafraho
Go Socialism. We soicalized war. We definitely need a little more war for everybody. It's number 11 on the list. Send us all, and improve our ranking. Yay!
It's not a ranking. It's a list.

The draft socialized military service. We used to let people buy their way out of being drafted. Then we passed laws against that. Or, in the language of the day, we decreased freedom by socializing military service.

These laws don't work very well, as we know from the careers of famous service avoiders like Rush Limbaugh, Ted Nugent, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove, Mitt Romney, John Bolton, Mitch McConnell, Rudy Guiliani, Bil O'Reilly, and Roger Ailes, among many, many others.


for those of who did serve, we respect your ability to spout.

(sorry for edits. still learning nuances of the site)
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Originally posted by: alanleroy
Socialism is better defined by establishing who owns the means of production.
alanleroy is precisely correct.

Definition
Socialism: 1. any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods

And clicking on Chilcoot's source for his list, The Daily Kos, one learns why this matters. The author, TheNewDeal00, simply conflates the term "socialism" with "government function funded by taxes" as evidence that everything the Government does is socialism.
Examples:
"36. The Pentagon - Our defense system in America is a socialist system from top to bottom. We as taxpayers fund the pentagon completely."
Oh, and "75. Civilization - 75. Civilization - As an American citizen, you enjoy freedoms that many in other countries do not. Like anything else in this world, our government is not perfect, but you should be thankful everyday that your country has a government that feels an obligation to serve the people and protect their rights and freedoms. This is completely possible because of government, taxes, and socialism.

So, civilization is a direct result of socialism ??? Simple popypcock !

n.b. DonDiego recognizes there are appropriate Government functions even in a Capitalist Country. In the United States these functions include regulating commerce with foreign nations and between States, managing immigration, coining money, establish post offices, granting patents and copyrights, punishing piracy on the high seas, declaring war, raising an army, and maintaining a navy. And little else.

A study by the HHS is not a reliable study

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Originally posted by: pjstroh
more awful Obamacare news senator McCarthy can use in his campaign...

Obamacare saved hospitals over 7 billion last year


Biden announces his campaign slogan..."vote for number 2, we try harder"!!!
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