Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marxism predates communism, yet the lwnjs on here doesn't know the difference...

Marxism is an economic and political theory that examines the flaws inherent in capitalism and seeks to identify an alternative, which he called "utopian socialism."

Marxist theories were influential in the development of socialism, which requires shared ownership by workers of the means of production.

Communism outright rejects the concept of private ownership, mandating that "the people," in fact the government, collectively own and control the production and distribution of all goods and services.

Those on the left want communism, not a constitutional republic.

OMG, you give a didactic lecture on different economic systems and still manage to mischaracterize what main stream Democrats want. Even Bernie, who considers himself a socialist, support capitalism with guardrails. We need guardrails to protect the environment, workers rights and have consumer protections. But democrats do not support public ownership of corporations etc. Yes, there are exceptions, like the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

That my friend is the definition of fascism, according to Benito Mussolini. His definition is "the merger of corporations and government. Whereby businesses are privately owned and controlled by a central government."

Laws and rules are not "control" in the literal meaning by Mussolini, no matter how much you want to claim otherwise. Do you know what is authoritarian? When a state governor tries to control a company like Disney through changing laws specific to that company in response to a policy the governor doesn't like. Your projection and gaslighting are pretty transparent.

Anonymous wrote:This isn't a fringe member of the GOP, this is a sitting governor. Where are other GOP calling this out? Just crickets.

Hey, look, crickets on here, too! Almost like they’re all excited about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Not at all. As Bill Clinton once said it’s the economy stupid. Bringing inflation down a little from record highs doesn’t mean the economy is good.

Well actually yes that is what that indicates. Low unemployment with dropping inflation and only moderate interest rates is pretty good.

Everyone says the economy is bad but not for them personally and they’re spending like there’s no chance of recession.

Anonymous wrote:Not at all. As Bill Clinton once said it’s the economy stupid. Bringing inflation down a little from record highs doesn’t mean the economy is good.

Well actually yes that is what that indicates. Low unemployment with dropping inflation and only moderate interest rates is pretty good.

Not at all. As Bill Clinton once said it’s the economy stupid. Bringing inflation down a little from record highs doesn’t mean the economy is good.

This isn't a fringe member of the GOP, this is a sitting governor. Where are other GOP calling this out? Just crickets.

If you want to hear the MAGA storyline straight from the horse's mouth, just tune into 570 kHz AM Radio you'll find a radio station that targets poor pro-Christian listeners unplugged from the Internet with gun ads.

Cell phones from Patriot Mobile (the same that funds a political action committee)?

it worries me that Angel Tree is recruiting the kids of incarcerated prisoners on that station.

The alternate reality / version of facts of Trump and hte election was scary. It wasn't a talk show - it was propaganda indoctrination.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marxism predates communism, yet the lwnjs on here doesn't know the difference...

Marxism is an economic and political theory that examines the flaws inherent in capitalism and seeks to identify an alternative, which he called "utopian socialism."

Marxist theories were influential in the development of socialism, which requires shared ownership by workers of the means of production.

Communism outright rejects the concept of private ownership, mandating that "the people," in fact the government, collectively own and control the production and distribution of all goods and services.

Those on the left want communism, not a constitutional republic.

The funny thing is that I'm pretty sure the comment you're replying to is a right winger trying to imply that the "authoritarians" are the "socialist" Democrats.

The funnier thing is you're right, the commenter has no idea about the difference as right wingers simply call anything they don't like "communist" or "socialist."

The absolutely hilarious thing is that I very well could be wrong because the level of discourse is so ridiculous that it could go absolutely either way depending entirely on the biases of the reader.

But the real side splitter is the fact that you're somehow informed enough to know and accurately describe the differences between Marxism and Communism and yet so incredibly brainwashed and obtuse that you actually think the Democrats want communism or marxism despite the fact that absolutely no Democrat with any whiff of power has ever even suggested anything remotely resembling adopting either.

Au contraire, you cosmopolitan liberal elitist! Expanding the child tax credit, reducing emissions, and negotiating prescription drug prices are absolute hallmarks of communism. Geez, read a book!

No, they are hallmarks of a capitalist system with safety nets. There is not a whiff of public ownership of the means of production at all.

Given the feedback you have received on your global economics lecture, maybe YOU are the one that needs to read a book.

pssst -- I think PP was being facetious.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the U.S. becomes increasingly non-white, unmarried and LGBTQ. What’s the plan to attract young women to the party?

The US is mostly white, married, and straight. Just because there are more that are not, there will never be a majority --- Latinos will join the GOP at roughlyt the same percentage as whites so I am not too concerned.

You are living in a fantasy land. Last election would have been a republican landslide except for the idiot Trump -- same with the election before.

Long term is looking good.

The question should be asked about democrats though. Progressive wing likely to break off from the party.

It would not be a landslide. Remember that the GOP continues to win because of gerrymandering.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marxism predates communism, yet the lwnjs on here doesn't know the difference...

Marxism is an economic and political theory that examines the flaws inherent in capitalism and seeks to identify an alternative, which he called "utopian socialism."

Marxist theories were influential in the development of socialism, which requires shared ownership by workers of the means of production.

Communism outright rejects the concept of private ownership, mandating that "the people," in fact the government, collectively own and control the production and distribution of all goods and services.

Those on the left want communism, not a constitutional republic.

The funny thing is that I'm pretty sure the comment you're replying to is a right winger trying to imply that the "authoritarians" are the "socialist" Democrats.

The funnier thing is you're right, the commenter has no idea about the difference as right wingers simply call anything they don't like "communist" or "socialist."

The absolutely hilarious thing is that I very well could be wrong because the level of discourse is so ridiculous that it could go absolutely either way depending entirely on the biases of the reader.

But the real side splitter is the fact that you're somehow informed enough to know and accurately describe the differences between Marxism and Communism and yet so incredibly brainwashed and obtuse that you actually think the Democrats want communism or marxism despite the fact that absolutely no Democrat with any whiff of power has ever even suggested anything remotely resembling adopting either.

Au contraire, you cosmopolitan liberal elitist! Expanding the child tax credit, reducing emissions, and negotiating prescription drug prices are absolute hallmarks of communism. Geez, read a book!

No, they are hallmarks of a capitalist system with safety nets. There is not a whiff of public ownership of the means of production at all.

Given the feedback you have received on your global economics lecture, maybe YOU are the one that needs to read a book.

That you took my obviously satirical comment seriously really says something about how dumb, disconnected from reality, and out of touch the typical Republican is. Yikes!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marxism predates communism, yet the lwnjs on here doesn't know the difference...

Marxism is an economic and political theory that examines the flaws inherent in capitalism and seeks to identify an alternative, which he called "utopian socialism."

Marxist theories were influential in the development of socialism, which requires shared ownership by workers of the means of production.

Communism outright rejects the concept of private ownership, mandating that "the people," in fact the government, collectively own and control the production and distribution of all goods and services.

Those on the left want communism, not a constitutional republic.

OMG, you give a didactic lecture on different economic systems and still manage to mischaracterize what main stream Democrats want. Even Bernie, who considers himself a socialist, support capitalism with guardrails. We need guardrails to protect the environment, workers rights and have consumer protections. But democrats do not support public ownership of corporations etc. Yes, there are exceptions, like the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

That my friend is the definition of fascism, according to Benito Mussolini. His definition is "the merger of corporations and government. Whereby businesses are privately owned and controlled by a central government."

Given these metrics, the GOP should be concerned.

I mean, what is the GOP platform other than literally, fealty to Trump?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marxism predates communism, yet the lwnjs on here doesn't know the difference...

Marxism is an economic and political theory that examines the flaws inherent in capitalism and seeks to identify an alternative, which he called "utopian socialism."

Marxist theories were influential in the development of socialism, which requires shared ownership by workers of the means of production.

Communism outright rejects the concept of private ownership, mandating that "the people," in fact the government, collectively own and control the production and distribution of all goods and services.

Those on the left want communism, not a constitutional republic.

The funny thing is that I'm pretty sure the comment you're replying to is a right winger trying to imply that the "authoritarians" are the "socialist" Democrats.

The funnier thing is you're right, the commenter has no idea about the difference as right wingers simply call anything they don't like "communist" or "socialist."

The absolutely hilarious thing is that I very well could be wrong because the level of discourse is so ridiculous that it could go absolutely either way depending entirely on the biases of the reader.

But the real side splitter is the fact that you're somehow informed enough to know and accurately describe the differences between Marxism and Communism and yet so incredibly brainwashed and obtuse that you actually think the Democrats want communism or marxism despite the fact that absolutely no Democrat with any whiff of power has ever even suggested anything remotely resembling adopting either.

Au contraire, you cosmopolitan liberal elitist! Expanding the child tax credit, reducing emissions, and negotiating prescription drug prices are absolute hallmarks of communism. Geez, read a book!

No, they are hallmarks of a capitalist system with safety nets. There is not a whiff of public ownership of the means of production at all.

Given the feedback you have received on your global economics lecture, maybe YOU are the one that needs to read a book.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marxism predates communism, yet the lwnjs on here doesn't know the difference...

Marxism is an economic and political theory that examines the flaws inherent in capitalism and seeks to identify an alternative, which he called "utopian socialism."

Marxist theories were influential in the development of socialism, which requires shared ownership by workers of the means of production.

Communism outright rejects the concept of private ownership, mandating that "the people," in fact the government, collectively own and control the production and distribution of all goods and services.

Those on the left want communism, not a constitutional republic.

The funny thing is that I'm pretty sure the comment you're replying to is a right winger trying to imply that the "authoritarians" are the "socialist" Democrats.

The funnier thing is you're right, the commenter has no idea about the difference as right wingers simply call anything they don't like "communist" or "socialist."

The absolutely hilarious thing is that I very well could be wrong because the level of discourse is so ridiculous that it could go absolutely either way depending entirely on the biases of the reader.

But the real side splitter is the fact that you're somehow informed enough to know and accurately describe the differences between Marxism and Communism and yet so incredibly brainwashed and obtuse that you actually think the Democrats want communism or marxism despite the fact that absolutely no Democrat with any whiff of power has ever even suggested anything remotely resembling adopting either.

Au contraire, you cosmopolitan liberal elitist! Expanding the child tax credit, reducing emissions, and negotiating prescription drug prices are absolute hallmarks of communism. Geez, read a book!

Anonymous wrote:Marxism predates communism, yet the lwnjs on here doesn't know the difference...

Marxism is an economic and political theory that examines the flaws inherent in capitalism and seeks to identify an alternative, which he called "utopian socialism."

Marxist theories were influential in the development of socialism, which requires shared ownership by workers of the means of production.

Communism outright rejects the concept of private ownership, mandating that "the people," in fact the government, collectively own and control the production and distribution of all goods and services.

Those on the left want communism, not a constitutional republic.

The funny thing is that I'm pretty sure the comment you're replying to is a right winger trying to imply that the "authoritarians" are the "socialist" Democrats.

The funnier thing is you're right, the commenter has no idea about the difference as right wingers simply call anything they don't like "communist" or "socialist."

The absolutely hilarious thing is that I very well could be wrong because the level of discourse is so ridiculous that it could go absolutely either way depending entirely on the biases of the reader.

But the real side splitter is the fact that you're somehow informed enough to know and accurately describe the differences between Marxism and Communism and yet so incredibly brainwashed and obtuse that you actually think the Democrats want communism or marxism despite the fact that absolutely no Democrat with any whiff of power has ever even suggested anything remotely resembling adopting either.