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paleotn

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11. In the general parlance I'm correct and you're mincing words.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 14, 2024, 11:31 AM

Apr 14

Do you really follow such a black and white views of things or do you think it better to incorporate the best of various systems and ideas? As an insufferable pragmatist, I don't give two shits about ideology.

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Capitalism [View all] onecaliberal Apr 14 OP

Funny how socialism hasn't caught on anywhere....... brooklynite Apr 14 #1

What about Democratic socialism? edhopper Apr 14 #3

And then Democratic Socialists help out by not challenging the term. brooklynite Apr 14 #4

That's not socialism. That's communism. Gotta get your isms correct. paleotn Apr 14 #8

Try, try again brooklynite Apr 14 #9

In the general parlance I'm correct and you're mincing words. paleotn Apr 14 #11

Just rearrange the word order and his problem Voltaire2 Apr 14 #12

Socialism is an economic system Zeitghost Apr 14 #24

I would posit that you mean social democracy, like we have here in Sweden & the other Nordics, NOT democratic socialism. Celerity Apr 14 #31

I kinda remember someone saying capitalism and socialism aren't mutually exclusive by any means. paleotn Apr 14 #6

plural and singular forms in proper Swedish Celerity Apr 14 #32

We have nothing else to blame. Voltaire2 Apr 14 #2

You do know socialism and capitalism aren't mutually exclusive. paleotn Apr 14 #5

Nothing works fine when it's bastardized to benefit one class onecaliberal Apr 14 #10

You're not getting my point. It's not black and white. paleotn Apr 14 #13

I get your point just fine. It's the other way around. onecaliberal Apr 14 #15

Words wasted on the wrong people I suppose. paleotn Apr 14 #19

Selfish and pathetic. They got theirs, they don't care. onecaliberal Apr 14 #20

We discarded regulation. Voltaire2 Apr 14 #14

Not everywhere. paleotn Apr 14 #17

You are confusing socialism Zeitghost Apr 14 #25

Then why the term Democratic Socialism? paleotn Apr 14 #28

Democratic Socialism Zeitghost Apr 14 #30

Absolutely correct we (Sweden) are not a socialist nation, but we do have more billionaires per capita than the US Celerity Apr 14 #33

I don't think that many people think that socialism or communism will take their freedom DFW Apr 14 #7

Funny how we deliberately sabotage any democratically Voltaire2 Apr 14 #16

I believe it takes a sprinkle of socialism to keep Emile Apr 14 #18

100% pandr32 Apr 14 #21

I fear DENVERPOPS Apr 14 #22

The people who stole the most from me, by far, markodochartaigh Apr 14 #23

Capitalism... GiqueCee Apr 14 #26

Our problem, IMO, is unrestrained and vulture Capitalism, The Unmitigated Gall Apr 14 #27

And it's not in the Constitution! SleeplessinSoCal Apr 14 #29