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    Quote Originally Posted by kudzu View Post
    You are shadow boxing with yourself.

    In contrast, socialism emerged as a political ideology that would challenge capitalism by championing the distribution of national wealth to all classes of society. The German philosopher, Karl Marx, asserted that socialism would address the unequal distribution of wealth in all the nations where it was adopted (Holian, 2011).




    The Differences between Socialism and National Socialism ...

    http://www.differencebetween.net/mis...nal-socialism/.
    A Teacher's Lounge faux theory, ... that manifests itself as Socialist Authoritarianism in the Real World.

    Move to Venezuela and experience it for yourself, if you don't believe me.
    "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
    — Joe Biden on Obama.

    Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.

    D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.

    Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrippyHippy View Post
    If Democrats had trouble reaching cloture during those years, it's because either Democrats were voting with Republicans *or* they were incapable of swinging one moderate. Literally any moderate at all. Which would suggest gross incompetence as elected officials. Yes, GOP took advantage of senate rules to make it a teeny bit harder to pass Democratic bills despite majority.
    Enough with the bull shit. Any one with common sense knows that no bill is passed in the time span you suggest. What the situation does suggest is the lack of a common concensus among the Democrats unlike the falling in line for the party good that is the Republicans.
    "2Timothy 3 "But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away"

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrippyHippy View Post
    FYI, don't think I didn't notice you completely skipped over the rest of my points.
    Didn't know my skipping over bull shit was some sort of secret.
    "2Timothy 3 "But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdog View Post
    A Teacher's Lounge faux theory, ... that manifests itself as Socialist Authoritarianism in the Real World.

    Move to Venezuela and experience it for yourself, if you don't believe me.
    VZ is socialistic but not authoritarian.

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