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2019-06-12 Home Front: Politix

Is ‘Democratic Socialism' a Cover for Communism?

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-06-12 09:15|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The brand of faux socialist self-aggrandizement and fascism supported by leftists is even worse. It may not aim to, but it won't bat an eyelid before allowing things worse than Stalin or Hitler. But they will do it with verbiage that makes them appear helpless, innocent and well-intentioned. Simply let the lawless and the corrupt take over slowly until everything's fucked. And then resign like May and say "I tried my best. I guess it was just America's time to go... sniff, sniff"

The bastards.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-06-12 10:30|| 2019-06-12 10:30|| Front Page Top

#2 The Communists called their nation the "The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics."

A Sov'et is a council, which in their case was a pretense at "democracy."

Posted by Fred 2019-06-12 14:18|| 2019-06-12 14:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Let's pause for a moment and listen to (avowed communist sympathizer) Pete Seeger's Sixteen Tons... The irony, at least to me, is that in a Socialism the whole economy is a "company store" owned and managed by the Government. They decide what is for sale, they decide how much it costs and they decide if a bank will loan you money to buy it -- freedom and democracy in a Democratic Socialism is a mirage...

Posted by magpie 2019-06-12 14:34|| 2019-06-12 14:34|| Front Page Top

#4 ^^ The only way to be free in Socialism is to be a criminal: "Anything that is not expressly permitted is forbidden."

Posted by magpie 2019-06-12 14:37|| 2019-06-12 14:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Oligawks!!...as per Rush today.

Posted by Unosh Hupinelet8756 2019-06-12 14:37|| 2019-06-12 14:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Doesn't matter what the words are.
It fucks my personal freedoms.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-06-12 14:57|| 2019-06-12 14:57|| Front Page Top

#7 The only way to be free in Socialism is to be a criminala

Probably why almost every drug dealer, pimp, trafficker, murderer, baby raper and terrorist votes democrat.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-06-12 14:58|| 2019-06-12 14:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Communist = liberal = progressive
They change the name once the rubes figure out its the same blood soaked poverty machine.

Posted by rjschwarz 2019-06-12 16:23|| 2019-06-12 16:23|| Front Page Top

#9 One difference is that the DSA types use taxes. They don't dare try to "own" everything, namely, private property & capital, so they use the tax man.

Posted by Clem 2019-06-12 18:48|| 2019-06-12 18:48|| Front Page Top

#10 #9: You just described fascism.

Posted by Sneager Hatfield9655 2019-06-12 20:04|| 2019-06-12 20:04|| Front Page Top

#11 #10 - But isn't business more in kahoots with government under fascism/corporatism?

Posted by Clem 2019-06-12 20:17|| 2019-06-12 20:17|| Front Page Top

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