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Zalatix

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21. How are we ever going to reach socialism with this system in place?

Reply to Starry Messenger (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 05:33 PM

Dec 2011

You've got to take the power away from the Plutocracy to get socialism going. How are you going to overthrow them?

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Is it time for a total global collapse? [View all] Zalatix Dec 2011 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Dec 2011 #1

This is what BushCo envisioned prior to his installation. Atman Dec 2011 #2

If the worst happens, I'm headed to Hawaii. Countdown_3_2_1 Dec 2011 #3

I like your plan n/t Pharaoh Dec 2011 #7

Don't mean to rain on your parade (and I do coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #19

'A dark ages is not the worst thing that can happen to humanity'...bwahahahahahaaa spanone Dec 2011 #4

+1000 Javaman Dec 2011 #11

If there is a collapse who will suffer the most? AngryAmish Dec 2011 #13

Which is most of America. nt Javaman Dec 2011 #15

If you think that's bad try serfdom... it's worse. Zalatix Dec 2011 #20

"There must be some way to pull the world out from under the Plutocracy such that we can build a Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #5

Yeah it's funny how everybody can rail against the Plutocracy socialist_n_TN Dec 2011 #8

"They HAVE no shame." Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #10

The word that starts with "S" Javaman Dec 2011 #12

I agree it is coming in one way or the other. It will take time if it is to come peacefully - the jwirr Dec 2011 #16

How are we ever going to reach socialism with this system in place? Zalatix Dec 2011 #21

Well, for starters, I'm not watching idly by while they burn the world down. Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #22

And when people decide to enact socialism the Corporations will put them down Zalatix Dec 2011 #23

That's why you work to end monopoly by laws before enacting socialism. Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #26

You need to get corporate money out of Government first Zalatix Dec 2011 #32

That sounds like a plan! Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #33

No you won't. Not even close. Zalatix Dec 2011 #34

Well, write and let us know how your Dark Ages LARP is going. Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #36

Dark Ages? Bah. We'll both be branded as terrorists and locked up indefinitely. n/t Zalatix Dec 2011 #37

The Great Depression led to the desperation that Hitler used to rise to power. Countdown_3_2_1 Dec 2011 #6

Hitler's rise to power goes a lot deeper than just the Great Depression ThomWV Dec 2011 #30

No. Currency is becoming more valuable (or scarce) banned from Kos Dec 2011 #9

Capitalism is the disease, Socialism is the cure. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #14

You first. nt Dreamer Tatum Dec 2011 #17

You'd like that, wouldn't you? MjolnirTime Dec 2011 #18

You're right. I am now convinced that living like a serf is better. Zalatix Dec 2011 #27

Yawn. Scurrilous Dec 2011 #24

Can we wait until after the Super Bowl? trumad Dec 2011 #25

LOL @ your premise that something better will result from collapse. tabasco Dec 2011 #28

And the first thing you will say is how come the Intertubes is a down? snooper2 Dec 2011 #29

If we stay our current course there won't be any gasoline to steal. Zalatix Dec 2011 #31

Not happening. nt JoePhilly Dec 2011 #35