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What Democratic Socialism Entails
Democratic socialism seeks to achieve socialist goals—greater economic equality, expanded public ownership or control over key sectors, heavy redistribution, and strong welfare states—through democratic elections and reforms rather than revolution.

Proponents (e.g., Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the US) distinguish it from authoritarian communism, emphasizing democracy + capitalism regulation + social ownership elements. Critics argue it is a slippery slope: it expands state power over the economy while retaining democratic forms, often leading to inefficiencies, dependency, and pressure for more control.

The Threat to Liberal Democracy

Voter incentives and expansion: Democratic socialism leverages majority rule to promise benefits (free college, healthcare, housing, Green New Deal-style policies). This aligns with public choice dynamics: short-term gains for voters at diffuse long-term costs (higher taxes, debt, slower growth). Polling shows younger Americans more favorable to "socialism" (often equating it with welfare) than capitalism.

Institutional strain: Extensive state intervention blurs lines between politics and economics. As government controls more resources, political power becomes the path to wealth, fostering rent-seeking, cronyism, and polarization. Hayek and others noted that "omnipotent democracy" tends toward unplanned socialism via special interests.

Empirical risks: Pushes for egalitarianism correlate with declining support for democratic norms in some studies—citizens may prioritize equality over liberty or institutional constraints when trade-offs appear. Mixed economies can stabilize but often face sclerosis (high taxes, regulation stifling innovation).

Historical parallels: Post-war social democracy delivered growth initially but required market-oriented corrections (e.g., UK under Thatcher, Nordic adjustments). Unchecked versions contributed to stagnation or crises. Full "democratic socialism" has not produced a thriving, scalable model without relying on underlying capitalist dynamism.

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How about posters that want to compare schools get up off their lazy arse and post some actual numbers, like research expenditures, number of Fortune 500 CEO’s, average new graduate salary, bar exam pass rate? Any special designations such as being a designated national biosecurity center?

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I am lazy and you should be too, use AI to get your answers. This is Claude. Not a lot of surprises. Not sure CEO numbers is that important, but included for you.



With four criteria each carrying exactly 25% — academic rank, research expenditure, Fortune 500 CEOs, and a salary score — here's how it lands:

Vanderbilt — now clearly #1. Removing social mobility eliminates its only weakness, and its salary dominance (both new grad and mid-career are highest in the SEC) and CEO production (8, most in the conference) push it to the top.
Texas — strong across all four pillars, with no real soft spots.
Texas A&M — research king of the SEC at $1.1B, but its salary numbers and CEO count trail the top two enough to keep it at #3.
Florida — solid research and a decent CEO count, but salary outcomes drag it slightly behind A&M.
Georgia — consistently mid-to-high on every metric without excelling in any single one.

The rest of the conference separates into a clear middle pack (Tennessee, Auburn, Kentucky, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Missouri) and a bottom tier (LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State), where modest research budgets and lower salary outcomes compound each other.??????



Here's the clean final ranking across all four equal criteria:

Vanderbilt (TN)
Texas (TX)
Texas A&M (TX)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Tennessee (TN)
Auburn (AL)
Kentucky (KY)
Oklahoma (OK)
South Carolina (SC)
Missouri (MO)
LSU (LA)
Alabama (AL)
Arkansas (AR)
Ole Miss (MS)
Mississippi State (MS)

The top five are meaningfully separated from the rest. There's then a fairly tight middle pack from Tennessee down to Missouri, and a bottom four that cluster closely together — all three Mississippi/Alabama schools plus Arkansas — where limited research investment and lower salary outcomes reinforce each other.

The Fiscal Year 2026 defense base discretionary budget is set at approximately $838.7 billion..

So spending 1 billion equals a little over 1% of the US military budget.

I think we can afford that.

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Because most black people despise and hate white people and believe they deserve to be murdered... and any black person who does it is justified and should not be held accountable under criminal charges and punishment.

Simple as that.

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Disagree with MOST black people... It is many, maybe 20%.

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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?? JUST IN: KARMELO ANTHONY BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS after being deemed guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf —
@jdmiles11


FAFO, THUG. He's now in custody.

LOCK HIM UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEY!

How much does he think Metcalf's family cried after Austin was murdered

Purchase ahead of time... LINK

Lots of non-Auburn folks who will create more traffic problems, parking problems. Spend the money and ensure a smoother process. Also plan you exit strategy, try not to cross back through town. Example, if you live in Atlanta do not park south of Auburn.

It brings up a good point especially for Tennis, 90% of the folks are not from the USA. Not sure the value they bring to the Universities.

The AU Club, home of the golf team has them on order.

Florida, Tenn, LSU.... Drop back to 10 and play 9 games.

Auburn struggling at -1 for the day and currently two strokes back in 6th place. Still time, but...