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In reply to the discussion: Bill Maher Drops A Reality Bomb On Republicans: American middle-class was created though socialism [View all]former9thward
(32,027 posts)32. I am unaware of any socialized means of production in Germany.
Last edited Sat Jan 31, 2015, 06:11 PM - Edit history (1)
You can't pick bits out and claim socialism. Posters have claimed in similar threads that things like roads, police and fire are socialist. Ridiculous. Now the Romans were socialist? It is just silly.
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Bill Maher Drops A Reality Bomb On Republicans: American middle-class was created though socialism [View all]
kpete
Jan 2015
OP
Talking to a friend that works for a medical insurance company. Just where did your job come from?
brewens
Jan 2015
#2
Any kind of size-able middle class is impossible without government intervention
stevenleser
Jan 2015
#3
I am an upper-case 'D' Democrat, but I'm really a lower-case 'd' democratic socialist.
ColesCountyDem
Jan 2015
#9
socialism = socialized means of production and socialized distribution of benefits/wealth. so
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#28
sorry, they *are* socialist; the cost and benefit is socialized. the opposite would be privately
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#35
if the government was paying for free entertainment for the masses -- yeah, it was at least
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#41
The main reason was the existence of the soviet bloc and communism as the "threat of a
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#29
no; the decline *started* before the collapse, but not "way before". There were rebellions
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#39
Good on Bill. Joaquin Casto was great. Dems. should put him in a cabinet position or VP asap.
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#23
I suspect Julian Castro will be the Dem VP nominee in 2016, or in 2020 at the latest. nt
tblue37
Jan 2015
#38
Don't think he's had Warren on the show; he should. Naomi Klein was on last fall, Bernie too.
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#46
Confession: We bought our house with the GI Bill. Couldn't have done it without
JDPriestly
Jan 2015
#49
We do have Socialsm in this country, it's called Privatize the profits - Socialize the losses
Dont call me Shirley
Jan 2015
#55
Oh is that he says? What does Rush Limbaugh think? And how about Mitt Romney?
closeupready
Jan 2015
#63