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In reply to the discussion: What does Socialism look like to you? [View all]Response to jody (Reply #71)
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I like China's approach to socialism of limiting women to one baby and eventually using genetic
jody
Nov 2012
#1
China is Communist, which is more authoritarin than many varieties of Socialism are. nt
patrice
Nov 2012
#4
& Shame on you for trying to turn a thread about Socialism into a whatever forum. Start
patrice
Nov 2012
#8
BS I responded to the OP. Are you ignorant of China's socialist policies to limit population and
jody
Nov 2012
#9
Do you think all Republicans hate Obama? Same logic as the statement above. Weak.
patrice
Nov 2012
#26
On edit you added "it has more to do with autocracy". Don't you know that socialism requires a
jody
Nov 2012
#12
Don't you know that Socialism requires no such thing. You have just disqualified yourself
patrice
Nov 2012
#20
I concede and understand your policy, your group allows only pro-red posts and bans "red-baiting"
jody
Nov 2012
#21
It's an oversimplification to assume that the weight of any fact is the same in all situations, all
patrice
Nov 2012
#24
Worker defined & governed Real Value in exchange for Real Value. The MOST efficient economic
patrice
Nov 2012
#2
I like the definition that Adam Smith uses in The Wealth of Nations, in the simplist terms,
patrice
Nov 2012
#10
I don't mind people disagreeing with me; what I don't like is being mis-understood.
patrice
Jun 2013
#124
capitalism has a growth imperative. socialism doesn't. there's no requirement for growth in
HiPointDem
May 2013
#110
Odd how what appears to be "Libertarian" folk are AGAINST worker AUTONOMY, isn't it. Apparently
patrice
Nov 2012
#28
Thanks, your "traditional liberties" aka natural, inherent, inalienable/unalienable rights in
jody
Nov 2012
#46
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence
limpyhobbler
Nov 2012
#47
I still don't understand how those things you want to call "rights" can be shown to pre-exist our
jody
Nov 2012
#48
Because such rights cannot be alienated, given away, however SCOTUS has offered opinions that allow
jody
Nov 2012
#50
Apparently you and I have a different understanding of rights. My thoughts on the topic are at
jody
Nov 2012
#59
Because some states declared them and it's up to state and federal courts to decide whether
jody
Nov 2012
#68
So you think rights are inalienable because they are declared in state constitutions?
limpyhobbler
Nov 2012
#70
A right is either enumerated or unenumerated. Suggest you read the history of our Bill of Rights. nt
jody
Nov 2012
#71
What is your point in posting state constitutions? What point are you trying to make, if any?
limpyhobbler
Nov 2012
#76
Why do you introduce slave owner? You do know that WA and CO just exercised nullification by making
jody
Nov 2012
#63
OK one major problem is a generation gap or perhaps two but we've had an interesting exchange. Have
jody
Nov 2012
#65
I'm 77 and survived a near death experience via heart attack five years ago. Every morning I wake up
jody
Nov 2012
#69
Nullification per Jefferson&Madison is states exercising their Tenth Amendment power, see link below
jody
Dec 2012
#93
Starry Messenger I'm very disappointed that your OP has not triggered a spirited, intelligent
jody
Nov 2012
#51
An increased percentage of the mix as a transitional step along the path to our next plane
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#85
You're right about that, Starry. I'm on the edge of that propaganda effort myself.
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#87
Right again, no matter which way we go I've yet to catch a projection that they don't make worse.
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#89
You're assuming that the ruling class has some investment in maintaining the lives of the
HiPointDem
May 2013
#111