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eridani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-25-06 04:36 PM
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20. The issue of ownership of the means of production--
--has no actual relationship to planned vs. market economies. I'm not in favor of state ownership--I think that everyone should own his or her own means of production, whether as an individual or collectively.
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  -Socialism would be great Syrinx  Dec-25-06 04:13 AM   #0 
  - I am so sick of that word being so looked down upon in ignorance in this country  Steepler0t   Dec-25-06 04:23 AM   #1 
  - self-delete  aikoaiko   Dec-25-06 09:56 AM   #10 
  - That is an awsome old-timey picture,  SanCristobal   Dec-25-06 12:58 PM   #15 
  - Yeah, that is awesome! Too bad so few Americans get it.  tblue   Dec-25-06 09:09 PM   #34 
  - Word-smiths & propagandists have ruined the word  SoCalDem   Dec-25-06 01:08 PM   #17 
  - I don't know about the rich part  proud2Blib   Dec-25-06 04:25 AM   #2 
  - how about,  rman   Dec-25-06 05:54 AM   #5 
  - I'm a firm believer in a mixed socialist/free market system  Hippo_Tron   Dec-25-06 04:32 AM   #3 
  - Yep, a mixed market works very well for the most people . We need to return.  John Q. Citizen   Dec-25-06 05:19 AM   #4 
  - The issue of ownership of the means of production--  eridani   Dec-25-06 04:36 PM   #20 
  - It's called free market socialism (or just socialism)  cool user name   Dec-25-06 06:39 PM   #25 
  - People always confuse "free market" with the idea of "capitalism"  Selatius   Dec-25-06 09:02 PM   #32 
  - Thank you. See my post above.  cool user name   Dec-25-06 09:11 PM   #37 
  - And people say the French don't have the guts to fight  tblue   Dec-25-06 09:13 PM   #40 
  - My husband says  ayeshahaqqiqa   Dec-25-06 09:18 AM   #6 
  - Except for the enlightened, who try to transcend inherent greed  tblue   Dec-25-06 09:18 PM   #41 
  - yes, socialism is not a dirty word, neither is secular  donsu   Dec-25-06 09:46 AM   #7 
  - I happened to see  brook   Dec-25-06 09:52 AM   #8 
  - Managed capitalism is the ticket.  roamer65   Dec-25-06 09:54 AM   #9 
  - yeap  Hardpan   Dec-25-06 08:45 PM   #30 
  - What would socialism mean for Americans -- just a tweaking of the tax rates  aikoaiko   Dec-25-06 09:57 AM   #11 
  - Power...  LZelig   Dec-25-06 02:37 PM   #19 
     - representation in congress for the average man, the average worker -- how so?  aikoaiko   Dec-25-06 09:41 PM   #43 
  - Socialism is clearly not an acceptable term in the US  Solo_in_MD   Dec-25-06 10:13 AM   #12 
  - Managed capitalism.  roamer65   Dec-25-06 06:14 PM   #23 
  - yeah, but isnt that what we have now?  Hardpan   Dec-25-06 08:33 PM   #28 
     - Somewhat, but we're moving towards laissez-faire capitalism now.  Selatius   Dec-25-06 09:05 PM   #33 
        - Laissez-faire isn't good.  Cleita   Dec-25-06 09:09 PM   #35 
  - Nope!  Hardpan   Dec-25-06 08:29 PM   #26 
  - several examples in Western Europe  Syrinx   Dec-26-06 01:40 AM   #44 
  - peace and low stress  mdmc   Dec-25-06 10:28 AM   #13 
  - "One of the most overlooked influences upon contemporary, Western, left-wing thought"  Steepler0t   Dec-25-06 10:46 AM   #14 
  - The term has been polluted.  Morgana LaFey   Dec-25-06 05:58 PM   #22 
  - No Thanks.  OPERATIONMINDCRIME   Dec-25-06 01:06 PM   #16 
  - Oooga booga red menace! Sweden bad! Texas good!  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   Dec-25-06 04:40 PM   #21 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Dec-25-06 08:39 PM   #29 
     - LOL  KingFlorez   Dec-25-06 09:12 PM   #39 
  - We already have socialism.  baldguy   Dec-25-06 01:19 PM   #18 
  - self delete  Hardpan   Dec-25-06 08:29 PM   # 
  - LOL!! So true !!  Hardpan   Dec-25-06 08:29 PM   #27 
  - I work in a socialist institution, public school.  roody   Dec-25-06 06:32 PM   #24 
  - Isn't it weird that all the anti-commies don't realize that  Cleita   Dec-25-06 08:45 PM   #31 
     - The GOP tries to de-fund public libraries every chance they get.  baldguy   Dec-25-06 09:10 PM   #36 
        - I know..............sigh!  Cleita   Dec-25-06 09:11 PM   #38 
  - I grew up under socialism  NoPasaran   Dec-25-06 09:25 PM   #42 
 

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