LMAO!! Donald Trump just Tweeted to me!

[Fawke Em]

I wasn't even Tweeting to him - it was one of those conversations where several people are included in the Tweet, including Trump and Bernie Sanders.

I check my notifications and he's tweeted directly to me (the first name on the list is the person to whom you are directly replying for those who don't know). I was debunking that Wall Street Journal article about Sanders' $18 trillion price tag and he answered me this:

Communism is a further development or "higher stage" of socialism.

I've responded:

But Democratic socialism isn't. It strengthens the safety net & stops crony capitalism.

(Please remember, Twitter is only 140 characters minus all the people "at"ed, so my answer is very simplistic).

So, now my son, who's English teacher hates Trump and loves Sanders, has a funny story to tell her in the morning.

[retrowire]

1. Excellent response to him.

Too many of the right wing and establishment will try and interchange "Socialism" with "Democratic Socialism" as much as possible.

They are not the same. Well done!

[Skittles]

4. most of them think communism and socialism are the same

[Major Nikon]

15. The same dipshits have no clue we already have socialism here

The US has a mixed economy, just like all those "socialist" European countries. It's just a question of what makes sense to socialize and there's no sense in trying to debate dipshits like Trump and most hard core wing nuts because they believe privatizing is always better than socializing, even though the result of converting the latter to the former inevitably results in higher costs for less service.

[gratuitous]

2. Great. Look for several stutter tweets from T Rump

He doesn't take being bested lightly.

[elleng]

3. You did good, Fawke!

[one_voice]

5. excellent!

I've been wanting to join twitter for a while now; is it difficult to navigate? I probably won't tweet so much as follow people.

[gwheezie]

6. It's going to yuge

And a disaster and the best and smartest when he tweets a response.

[Old Crow]

7. Another response, if the opportunity arises:

"Fascism is a further development or 'lower stage' of capitalism. So what?"

[lovemydog]

19. Classic!

[Old Crow]

21. Thanks!

I'd probably amend that to:

"Fascism is a further development or 'higher stage' of capitalism. So what?"

... since higher stage is in quotes and Il Duce certainly thought it was an improvement. A bit more pithy that way.

I am so ineffably tired of simpletons equating or linking socialism to communism. Stupid, simplistic thinking. Akin to this one: Table salt combines elements that are parts of deadly substances--sodium cyanide and chlorine gas. Again: So what? Uggh!

[NightWatcher]

8. I hear he doesn't require sleep. He just Twitter fights all night

Congrats on getting to him.

[Liberalagogo]

9. The only socialism the Rump likes is

National Socialism.

If you know what I mean.

[MannyGoldstein]

10. Congratulations!

Possibly the first tweet from Trump that doesn't include the word "loser".

You've got him back on his heels, now close in for the kill!

[Eric J in MN]

11. Donald Trump seems to be misunderstanding

...what both "socialism" and "communism" mean in Marxist thought.

To Marxists, "socialism" is a society in which the government owns everything big, as was the case in the USSR, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Communism is an ideal society with, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."

[Gman]

12. Good concise reply.

And not in your face either. Simply stating a fact.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

13. "U R A loooooooser"

Just preparing his response.

[Segami]

14. That's HUU-U-U-GE!

[bvf]

17. Good on you, Fawke! Excellent! n/t

[JackInGreen]

18. I knew it

Hr thinks economics works like Pokemon.

[C Moon]

20. Don't you think he has a staff who does a lot of his Tweeting?

I hope not. I hope he read your brilliant reply!!

[cui bono]

22. "You're fired!"

[lovemydog]

23. I like your response a lot.

Also love the response of Old Crow, above:

"Fascism is a further development or 'higher stage' of capitalism. So what?"

[malaise]

24. Sweet

Love your user name