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A Nice Little Article for Our Resident Liberals - Real-World Testing: Socialism No Worky

Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:44 pm
Posted by nola000
Lacombe, LA
Member since Dec 2014
13139 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:44 pm
How Venezuela Struck it poor
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Posted by CptBengal
BR Baby
Member since Dec 2007
71661 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:46 pm to
you dont understand, that wasnt real socialism either...

-filth
Posted by The Maj
Member since Sep 2016
27147 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:46 pm to
The just didn't do it right... The folks here will do it right, you will see...
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
78089 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:48 pm to
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you dont understand, that wasnt real socialism either...

-filth


It will work here in the US because we're such a rich country already so there's plenty of money to spread around.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 12:49 pm
Posted by Smart Post
Member since Feb 2018
3539 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:51 pm to
The only way it works (and not very well, at that) is with the threat of violence.

The socialist freeloaders laid up until noon every day who want guns confiscated, would get a crash course on the Second Amendment. But too late...
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
112489 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:51 pm to
Venezuela found out what all socialist states eventually learn. When you try to make everyone equal the truly talented people get the hell out and you end up much worse off.
Posted by the_watcher
Jarule's House
Member since Nov 2005
3450 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:14 pm to
No no no that was socialism. What we want is democratic socialism. In regular socialism the government owns the means of production and businesses although aren’t owned by their owners anymore, get to keep 20% of what they make. But in democratic socialism you still get to own businesses but the government taxes you at a rate of 80%. It’s much different and if you don’t understand you are dumb.
Posted by OnTheGeaux
Har Tavor
Member since Oct 2009
3067 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:18 pm to
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When you try to make everyone equal the truly talented people get the hell out


Saw that exact scenario in play out in Venezuela in 2011-2013 with a friend. Took her (University Professor) almost 2 years to get out... smuggled through Columbia. Landed in Valencia Spain and is quite wealthy now owning her own business.
Posted by NotoriousFSU
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2008
10226 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:28 pm to
Let's try democratic socialism come on y'all
Posted by MontanaTiger
Montana
Member since Oct 2008
3789 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:28 pm to
Some wack-job professor was saying it’s because the other capitalist countries always work to undermine these socialist paradises.
Posted by ynlvr
Rocket City
Member since Feb 2009
4591 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:37 pm to
Line up the Hollywood political geniuses - Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Oliver Stone, etc. - welcome them to the promised land. Blind ignorant Fools.
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
13254 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:47 pm to
It’s funny how the party of science always seems to forget about the basic human instincts.

It’s human nature to want more. It’s been going on since the dawn of man. Socialism will never work because there will always someone who wants more and will do whatever is necessary to get to the top of food chain so to speak and keep the others down. Sure Socialist claim this what they’re trying to prevent and will swear it’s what capitalism will lead to, but there’s a reason why so many in ivory towers are pushing for socialism.
Posted by PsychTiger
Member since Jul 2004
99055 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:51 pm to
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Line up the Hollywood political geniuses - Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Oliver Stone, etc. - welcome them to the promised land.


They may self-deport to a non-extradition country once discoveries about their mistreatment of women/men/children/all of the above are eventually made.
Posted by nola000
Lacombe, LA
Member since Dec 2014
13139 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:26 pm to
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Venezuela found out what all socialist states eventually learn. When you try to make everyone equal the truly talented people get the hell out and you end up much worse off.


Posted by Eurocat
Member since Apr 2004
15047 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:32 pm to
Of the Top 10 wealthiest countries many are Democratic Socialist like France, Norway, Italy, Canada, the UK, etc.

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Posted by Muleriderhog
NYC
Member since Jan 2015
3116 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:41 pm to
quote:

Of the Top 10 wealthiest countries many are Democratic Socialist like France, Norway, Italy, Canada, the

Yeah and then compare them to the USA you fricking moron. Also they have almost no growth and within the next 10 years all of their economies will collapse.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 3:42 pm
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126962 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:50 pm to
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“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.” - Margaret Thatcher
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Posted by SidewalkDawg
Chair
Member since Nov 2012
9820 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:53 pm to
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Of the Top 10 wealthiest countries many are Democratic Socialist like France, Norway, Italy, Canada, the UK, etc.


They also have the good ole USA to thank for military spending and defense seeing as we've been footing the bill for the past few decades.

Imagine if they had to spend on their own defense?
Posted by Friscodog
Frisco, TX
Member since Jul 2009
4473 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:55 pm to
And we (liberals) are much smarter than our brothers in Venezuela, so we will get it right this time..
Posted by PEPE
Member since Jun 2018
8198 posts
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:57 pm to
You mean an economic model built on transferring resources from the most productive people to the least productive people doesn't work?

Hmmmm... I'll have to mull that over.
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