The Looming Threat of Socialism

[QUENTIN]

Under socialism, instead of having to dig and pave the road between your house and your work, the government would take your tax money and do it for you and then all your neighbors could use the road too. Even worse, instead of having to hand deliver all your bills to creditors and letters to friends, the government would take some of your money and create a system of delivering all your mail to the intended addressee AND they'd bring all the mail sent to you directly to your house. Not only that, but you know how right now you keep an arsenal in your house to prevent all the anarchist looters we have from taking your stuff? Well a socialist government would want to take some of your hard-earned money and use it to fund this kind of paramilitary force that would have guns of their own and enforce a whole bunch of laws to keep you safe, they'd go around "policing" your whole town in fact. The government would even use some of your money to pay and train teams of people to fight fires. That's right, FIGHT fires. We need fire! Humanity has thrived on it.

I haven't even gotten to the worst part yet, so I hope you're sitting down. You know how now under our capitalist system if you want to learn anything you have to seek an elder and prove yourself worthy so that he will pass on his great knowledge via oral tradition? Well these thieving, despicable, pinko socialists would want to take your money, money you earned by the way, and create this big warehouses where they stored row after row of books, literally thousands of books that you and anyone in your community could go to for information, to acquire knowledge, hell even for pleasure. They'd even take our kids, our beloved children, throw them en masse into buildings where our own money would be used to fund their FORCED education. These bastards even dream of a day when if you got really sick, instead of having to put a second mortgage on your home to pay for the doctor's bills, the government would pay for you out of money they took out of your paycheck before you even got sick. I tell you, it is truly a dark world these socialists want for us.

 

[rightwinger]

This is horrible QUENTIN!
Who could live under such a socialist system. Thank god we have republicans protecting us from such socialist policies.
Imagine taking your money and making your kids go to the same schools as kids in a lower economic class!
We must nip socialism in the bud

 

[elvis]

This is horrible QUENTIN!
Who could live under such a socialist system. Thank god we have republicans protecting us from such socialist policies.
Imagine taking your money and making your kids go to the same schools as kids in a lower economic class!
We must nip socialism in the bud

Nice sarcasm, Comrade Stalin.

 

[Contumacious]

Under socialism, .

That;s sound really peachy Vern, when are you moving to paradise?

.

 

[PatekPhilippe]

Under socialism, instead of having to dig and pave the road between your house and your work, the government would take your tax money and do it for you and then all your neighbors could use the road too. Even worse, instead of having to hand deliver all your bills to creditors and letters to friends, the government would take some of your money and create a system of delivering all your mail to the intended addressee AND they'd bring all the mail sent to you directly to your house. Not only that, but you know how right now you keep an arsenal in your house to prevent all the anarchist looters we have from taking your stuff? Well a socialist government would want to take some of your hard-earned money and use it to fund this kind of paramilitary force that would have guns of their own and enforce a whole bunch of laws to keep you safe, they'd go around "policing" your whole town in fact. The government would even use some of your money to pay and train teams of people to fight fires. That's right, FIGHT fires. We need fire! Humanity has thrived on it.

I haven't even gotten to the worst part yet, so I hope you're sitting down. You know how now under our capitalist system if you want to learn anything you have to seek an elder and prove yourself worthy so that he will pass on his great knowledge via oral tradition? Well these thieving, despicable, pinko socialists would want to take your money, money you earned by the way, and create this big warehouses where they stored row after row of books, literally thousands of books that you and anyone in your community could go to for information, to acquire knowledge, hell even for pleasure. They'd even take our kids, our beloved children, throw them en masse into buildings where our own money would be used to fund their FORCED education. These bastards even dream of a day when if you got really sick, instead of having to put a second mortgage on your home to pay for the doctor's bills, the government would pay for you out of money they took out of your paycheck before you even got sick. I tell you, it is truly a dark world these socialists want for us.

There's a difference between social services and socialism.....if you are incapable of recognizing that then your much lauded public education system has failed YOU!

 

[JakeStarkey]

The American public can deal with any rising threat of socialism.

We slew last fall the threat of delusional rightoid agendas and we will reaffirm that decision next fall.

 

[elvis]

The American public can deal with any rising threat of socialism.

We slew last fall the threat of delusional rightoid agendas and we will reaffirm that decision next fall.

Right. and Kate Winslet is sitting on my lap.

 

[Annie]

Under socialism, instead of having to dig and pave the road between your house and your work, the government would take your tax money and do it for you and then all your neighbors could use the road too. Even worse, instead of having to hand deliver all your bills to creditors and letters to friends, the government would take some of your money and create a system of delivering all your mail to the intended addressee AND they'd bring all the mail sent to you directly to your house. Not only that, but you know how right now you keep an arsenal in your house to prevent all the anarchist looters we have from taking your stuff? Well a socialist government would want to take some of your hard-earned money and use it to fund this kind of paramilitary force that would have guns of their own and enforce a whole bunch of laws to keep you safe, they'd go around "policing" your whole town in fact. The government would even use some of your money to pay and train teams of people to fight fires. That's right, FIGHT fires. We need fire! Humanity has thrived on it.

I haven't even gotten to the worst part yet, so I hope you're sitting down. You know how now under our capitalist system if you want to learn anything you have to seek an elder and prove yourself worthy so that he will pass on his great knowledge via oral tradition? Well these thieving, despicable, pinko socialists would want to take your money, money you earned by the way, and create this big warehouses where they stored row after row of books, literally thousands of books that you and anyone in your community could go to for information, to acquire knowledge, hell even for pleasure. They'd even take our kids, our beloved children, throw them en masse into buildings where our own money would be used to fund their FORCED education. These bastards even dream of a day when if you got really sick, instead of having to put a second mortgage on your home to pay for the doctor's bills, the government would pay for you out of money they took out of your paycheck before you even got sick. I tell you, it is truly a dark world these socialists want for us.

Wow! Suddenly the scales fall from my eyes! The legs part! Take me! I'm ready! Damn.

 

[Contumacious]

The American public can deal with any rising threat of socialism.

We slew last fall the threat of delusional rightoid agendas and we will reaffirm that decision next fall.

What is the difference between delusional rightoid agendas and the delusional leftoid agendas ?!?!?!?!

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[JakeStarkey]

Figure it out, Contumacious. You can, or are you one living in the one of those delusional worlds? Or do you have split personalities inhabiting both worlds. Hmmm . . . . that explains much.

 

[Contumacious]

Figure it out, Contumacious. You can, or are you one living in the one of those delusional worlds? Or do you have split personalities inhabiting both worlds. Hmmm . . . . that explains much.

HUH?

Why can't you just admit that you have no idea what you are talking about?

.

 

[PatekPhilippe]

The American public can deal with any rising threat of socialism.

We slew last fall the threat of delusional rightoid agendas and we will reaffirm that decision next fall.

In the words of "Andrew Clark" from The Breakfast Club....."You're a wasteoid".

 

[xsited1]

Under socialism, instead of having to dig and pave the road between your house and your work, the government would take your tax money and do it for you and then all your neighbors could use the road too. Even worse, instead of having to hand deliver all your bills to creditors and letters to friends, the government would take some of your money and create a system of delivering all your mail to the intended addressee AND they'd bring all the mail sent to you directly to your house. Not only that, but you know how right now you keep an arsenal in your house to prevent all the anarchist looters we have from taking your stuff? Well a socialist government would want to take some of your hard-earned money and use it to fund this kind of paramilitary force that would have guns of their own and enforce a whole bunch of laws to keep you safe, they'd go around "policing" your whole town in fact. The government would even use some of your money to pay and train teams of people to fight fires. That's right, FIGHT fires. We need fire! Humanity has thrived on it.

I haven't even gotten to the worst part yet, so I hope you're sitting down. You know how now under our capitalist system if you want to learn anything you have to seek an elder and prove yourself worthy so that he will pass on his great knowledge via oral tradition? Well these thieving, despicable, pinko socialists would want to take your money, money you earned by the way, and create this big warehouses where they stored row after row of books, literally thousands of books that you and anyone in your community could go to for information, to acquire knowledge, hell even for pleasure. They'd even take our kids, our beloved children, throw them en masse into buildings where our own money would be used to fund their FORCED education. These bastards even dream of a day when if you got really sick, instead of having to put a second mortgage on your home to pay for the doctor's bills, the government would pay for you out of money they took out of your paycheck before you even got sick. I tell you, it is truly a dark world these socialists want for us.

Well, you don't understand socialism. Public School graduate, eh?

 

[QUENTIN]

I was being facetious, which I thought was rather obvious, and mocking all of those, many of this board, who decry progressive taxation and social services as some dangerous threat that's going to destroy the country and turn us into the USSR. Those who think higher taxes on the wealthy to create publicly provided medicine, no different than any of the services I listed, is dangerous socialism are who I'm aping.

I do recognize the value of social services, which is why I appreciate libraries, firefighters, paved roads, and universal healthcare. They all involve collective taxation to provide a better service for the community as a whole.

Please draw me a distinction between providing our children with education and providing them with healthcare, both paid for via taxes and administered by the government that makes one fine and one the end of modern civilization.

 

[Annie]

I was being facetious, which I thought was rather obvious, and mocking all of those, many of this board, who decry progressive taxation and social services as some dangerous threat that's going to destroy the country and turn us into the USSR.

I do recognize the value of social services, which is why I appreciate libraries, firefighters, paved roads, and universal healthcare. They all involve collective taxation to provide a better service for the community as a whole.

Please draw me a distinction between providing our children with education and providing them with healthcare, both paid for via taxes and administered by the government that makes one fine and one the end of modern civilization.

You do not understand the public good and the idea of one for all via socialism. Truth is, you seem ill educated.

 

[Dr Grump]

There's a difference between social services and socialism.....if you are incapable of recognizing that then your much lauded public education system has failed YOU!

And if you think that the current POTUS and Congress come even CLOSE to believing in socialism, then I have bridge to sell you in Brooklyn..

 

[JakeStarkey]

PatekPhillipe, I understand that you in the delusional far right wing don't understand that you are delusional. That's why you so delusionaly took the positions you have the last ten years, thinking wrongly you would change the world. Instead, the world rolled over you inevitably. You will keep it up and the world will role over you next year again. Guaranteed. I will be here to remind you.

 

[Dr Grump]

Truth is, you seem ill educated.

In that case, pot meet kettle....

 

[JakeStarkey]

There's a difference between social services and socialism.....if you are incapable of recognizing that then your much lauded public education system has failed YOU!

And if you think that the current POTUS and Congress come even CLOSE to believing in socialism, then I have bridge to sell you in Brooklyn..

Go ahead, Dr. G., he will buy it.

 

[Annie]

Truth is, you seem ill educated.

In that case, pot meet kettle....

Indeed. I'm very ill educated.