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Sun Nov-15-09 04:21 PM
Response to Reply #10 |
| 11. Bad economic policies and poor governance have become a feature, not a bug of the system. |
| -How the Globalist "Free Trade" mantra is a lie |
Go2Peace |
Nov-15-09 05:06 AM |
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"Free" market, globalism, supply side, trickle down and voodoo economics is a scam. |
fasttense |
Nov-15-09 06:33 AM |
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True, but even many Democrats have bought into it. They just haven't really seen what the truth is |
Go2Peace |
Nov-15-09 02:23 PM |
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There are people on DU who have bought into it. eom |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-15-09 02:27 PM |
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These are people who have nothing against capitalism. n/t |
Fire1 |
Nov-15-09 02:31 PM |
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Yeah, like these people. |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-15-09 02:57 PM |
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There are some democrats who have fared very well under |
Fire1 |
Nov-15-09 03:13 PM |
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Yes indeed. eom |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-15-09 03:29 PM |
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Sources please. What country are you using for your examples? |
anigbrowl |
Nov-15-09 02:42 PM |
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Obviously you have not been to a developing country, because |
Go2Peace |
Nov-16-09 08:13 PM |
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I have been to developing countries, but don't necessarily agree with you. |
anigbrowl |
Nov-18-09 06:46 PM |
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this was identified as "techno-yuppieness" in the early 90s: |
MisterP |
Nov-15-09 02:56 PM |
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Your blame is misplaced |
MellowDem |
Nov-15-09 03:48 PM |
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Bad economic policies and poor governance have become a feature, not a bug of the system. |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-15-09 04:21 PM |
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How so? |
MellowDem |
Nov-16-09 05:57 AM |
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Most European countries are not nearly "Free Markets". Only in the Euro Zone |
Go2Peace |
Nov-17-09 12:54 AM |
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meh. |
girl gone mad |
Nov-15-09 04:50 PM |
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Commondities Futures Modernization Act helped that along. |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-15-09 05:10 PM |
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All economic systems have to be regulated... |
MellowDem |
Nov-16-09 06:02 AM |
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Why do you assume that I am saying only socialism or market barriers works? |
Go2Peace |
Nov-17-09 12:33 AM |
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I never said these countries.... |
MellowDem |
Nov-17-09 08:23 PM |
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They are following the path but we are the leaders. I still don't think you really understand what |
Go2Peace |
Nov-18-09 03:08 AM |
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That sounds really out there... |
MellowDem |
Nov-18-09 06:38 PM |
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The USSR mishandled socialism to the point of collapse. Russia today, if that is the reference in |
pampango |
Nov-16-09 07:24 AM |
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I seem to remember the IMF imposing "austerity measures"... |
ljm2002 |
Nov-16-09 10:21 AM |
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I think you're right. They may have had "help" screwing up capitalism while they did it to socialism |
pampango |
Nov-16-09 10:52 AM |
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Europe and the rest of the west had a century to develop and even they are struggling with globalism |
Go2Peace |
Nov-16-09 08:39 PM |
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And some countries, like the Czech republic, listened more to Europe than the IMF |
Go2Peace |
Nov-17-09 12:41 AM |
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Your distinction is academic. |
Toucano |
Nov-16-09 09:12 AM |
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People pushing "free market" economics revoked Glass Steagall. |
Overseas |
Nov-16-09 09:38 AM |
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It's the "No true Scotsman" fallacy. nt |
Romulox |
Nov-16-09 10:56 AM |
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Again, you don't sound like you have lived in one of these countries |
Go2Peace |
Nov-16-09 08:16 PM |
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I have lived in a free market country and visited others... |
MellowDem |
Nov-16-09 10:46 PM |
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In other words you have not seen what I describe and have not spent time in a 2cd world country? |
Go2Peace |
Nov-17-09 12:06 AM |
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I never said the "ends justify the means"... |
MellowDem |
Nov-17-09 07:35 PM |
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Most markets in the world are not free. They are typically dominated by oligopolies or one monopoly. |
Selatius |
Nov-16-09 07:58 AM |
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It is a disaster all the way around. |
Toucano |
Nov-16-09 08:31 AM |
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At the end of the day it's just capitalism |
blindpig |
Nov-16-09 09:45 AM |
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The whole thing is propped up with taxpayer dollars. It's much more like fascism. |
Romulox |
Nov-16-09 09:48 AM |
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Rather.... |
blindpig |
Nov-16-09 10:04 AM |
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Yep. The monied interests leaning on the levers of power are now pan-national, however. nt |
Romulox |
Nov-16-09 10:07 AM |
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That's capitalism for ya |
blindpig |
Nov-16-09 10:31 AM |
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LOL. No, it's some sort of new pan-national fascism. |
Romulox |
Nov-16-09 10:55 AM |
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They have no choice |
blindpig |
Nov-16-09 11:05 AM |
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That's a good way of putting it |
leftstreet |
Nov-16-09 11:08 AM |
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It's just economics |
The2ndWheel |
Nov-16-09 11:09 AM |
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Socialism |
blindpig |
Nov-16-09 01:01 PM |
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State Socialism is a joke. |
anonymous171 |
Nov-17-09 12:39 AM |
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Another substantive post.... |
blindpig |
Nov-18-09 07:08 AM |
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Similar to our WTO/IMF scam that enslaves poor nations and ensures they are |
Greyhound |
Nov-16-09 09:51 AM |
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The "shock therapy" that Milton Friedman's disciples imposed on Eastern Europe |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Nov-16-09 10:22 AM |
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## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
DU GrovelBot |
Nov-16-09 11:05 AM |
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kick. n /t |
Toucano |
Nov-16-09 05:52 PM |
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Do you have any sources? |
taught_me_patience |
Nov-18-09 06:50 PM |
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Do your part for "free marketing" |
unlegendary |
Nov-21-09 01:11 PM |
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