Comments on: Socialism Says: “You Like Me. You Really, Really Like Me!”

By: mijeel

mijeel — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:58:58 +0000

Pat, your nonsensical comment and list of completely unrelated –isms illustrate perfectly my point about the system of education in this country. Trying to tie a discussion about one subject (political/economic systems) to unrelated matters (such things as cannibalism and polytheism) is quite a poor argument.

While you may not take these issues seriously, Pat, I assure you that many across the country do; hence the Tea Parties.

I’m not quite sure exactly what toe of yours I apparently stepped on with my comment. Clearly you have no appreciation for my use of all the –isms as sarcasm. Regardless, I did not mean to offend but rather provoke a somewhat different point of view than Mandy’s.

Mr. Vice seems to have understood the point well enough, though.

By: Danny Vice

Danny Vice — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:04:12 +0000

Are American’s becoming socialists? I don’t believe so.

I do believe that a growing number of Americans have no idea what real socialism is. Browsing around – I’ve seen hundreds of definitions for it, few of them accurate.

“spreading the wealth around” is not socialism. That’s simply screwed up taxation.

Socialism is when government takes ownership completely away from a business owner and then decides what everyone in the company should make.

And we are indeed headed that way.

When government officials – like Obama or his underlings – presume to fire a CEO and hire someone in it’s place…… an act that has no basis in law….. you are well on your way to socialism.

When banks beg to give bailout money back – but the government tells them they cant…. That is socialism.

When the government begins deciding what executives in a company can make… that’s socialism.

All of which have transpired in the past few months.

So the American people are going to have to decide if they are truly ready to become a slave to the state…. To be controlled, owned and rationed by the state.

How is that freedom?

Would you rather fail as a free person….. or just get by as an owned person.

That choice is here.

By: Pat Hendrix

Pat Hendrix — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:42:41 +0000

Again, I’m not a math expert but the difference between “Capitalism” and “Socialism” was not 3 percent – it was 23 percent.

Oh, and mijeel, since you are cramming as many “isms” into a post as you can summon up – all with no grounding in reality – you should have included monarchism, polytheism, adevism, cannibalism, existentialism, zoomorphism and regalism. They would make more sense than communism or facism.

You ever stop and wonder why the country doesn’t take you guys seriously?

By: mijeel

mijeel — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:02:36 +0000

Although I’m in full agreement with the analysis in this post, I arrive at a somewhat different conclusion based on a review of the actual survey question (“Which is a better system – capitalism or socialism?”) and results (“53% Capitalism | 20% Socialism | 27% Not sure’). So many labels in the political lexicon are nearly useless (think: Rep., Dem., liberal, conservative, socialism, capitalism, etc., etc.) because so many people are ignorant of what those words (labels) actually mean. To wit: 27% are not sure!

My conclusion is that this is stark evidence of the failure (or is it the success?) of the system of education in this country to teach basic U.S. history, civics, government, economics and critical thinking.

The American people seem to be saying, “I’ll have a portion of European socialism with just a smattering of old, Soviet-style communism and an order of fascism on the side. Oh, and can I have some class warfare with no ice, please?”

…and the government customer service representitive is politely replying, “Yes you can! And would you like some Hope and Change, today?”