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Cannonpointer
23 Jul 2014 12:11 pm
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Brilliant refutation, mini-me. Keep bailing - daddy is almost saved. See if you can get rid of his quotes - that'll be key to victory....
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Cannonpointer
23 Jul 2014 12:09 pm
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That definition makes every country on earth socialist, retard - something you whiningly lie that I want to do. If EVERY country is socialist, then socialism in the natural estate of countries, and ought to be embraced. Name the country that is NOT socialist, using that definition. We'll wait. S...
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golfboy
23 Jul 2014 12:06 pm
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Wow. It's stunning how ignorant liberals are about economic systems....
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RichClem
23 Jul 2014 11:45 am
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I'm very sorry that your psychosis prevents you from seeing what's obvious to any normal, sane person. Socialism can be direct government ownership. We agree on that. The secondary definition is: A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, d...
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Cannonpointer
23 Jul 2014 11:35 am
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That's the new definition? Let's get this straight - I want you on record: So long as the government of the United States does not acquire more than 30% of the means of production, you're cool with that? It isn't socialism? Mind you, I am a huge proponent of sovereign wealth funds, and the Singap...
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Cannonpointer
23 Jul 2014 11:31 am
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NO, that is your logic, which is based on a definition that is ENTIRELY made up. You have decided - on your own, with no agreement from academia, the dictionary, or anyone else - that "less free" = "more socialist." You have uncritically adopted this position, and you reflexively employ it with the ...
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Southern indep
23 Jul 2014 11:28 am
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What about the other 70%??? You know the majority.......
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RichClem
23 Jul 2014 11:26 am
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The secondary definition of Socialism which I quoted and you have cut and pasted, is government controlling an economy via vast regulation. I accept two definitions of Socialism, count 'em, 2. Government ownership and government control via extensive law and regulation. What, when you get past one...
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Cannonpointer
23 Jul 2014 11:24 am
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30% of their economy is owned by the government, son. That is called, "socialism" - at least, by the dictionary....
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Cannonpointer
23 Jul 2014 11:22 am
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Those countries don't own the means of production, *******. Are you now employing a fourth definition? Tell us what makes those countries "socialist," since you have your own secret language, freak....
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