Is socialism a stepping stone to communism

[cawacko]

According to this CATO poll blacks are the only group who have a more favorable view of socialism than capitalism: 62% favorable for socialism and 40% for capitalism.

Surprised me, also.

https://www.cato.org/blog/59-america...iews-socialism

That doesn't shock me. There are people who believe capitalism is racist so I'd surmise they probably think either socialism isn't or is less so.

Not to say this hasn't occurred but I've never heard black people argue we should be more like the Scandinavian countries. That seems to be a very white thing as far as I can tell.

[Flash]

The thing is, I do not want a President who has fascist fantasies, irrespective of whether the checks and balances will stop him.

It is a serious character flaw to have that in president.

The only thing that checked Trump to any measurable extent were the courts. The Republican Senate and GOP house totally abdicated to Trump.

Agreed, but that was all that was needed. The courts were also the only thing that stopped some of Obama's actions.

I think calling Trump's actions "fascist" are a big stretch and no different than calling Democrats communist. I didn't support him, but I also don't approve of negative scare tactics.

[Flash]

That doesn't shock me. There are people who believe capitalism is racist so I'd surmise they probably think either socialism isn't or is less so.

Not to say this hasn't occurred but I've never heard black people argue we should be more like the Scandinavian countries. That seems to be a very white thing as far as I can tell.

Those Scandinavian countries keep telling those white liberals they are not socialist.

[Walt]

Ezra Taft Benson Quotes Nikita Khrushchev.
In 1959 Eisenhower asked Ezra Taft Benson to teach Nikita Khrushchev about Agriculture.
Ezra relayed a conversation……

“Your children will live under communism.” Khrushchev said.
“On the contrary,” Secretary Benson replied, “My grandchildren will live in freedom as I hope that all people will.”
Khrushchev then retorted: “You Americans are so gullible. No, you won’t accept Communism outright; but we’ll keep feeding you small doses of Socialism until you will finally wake up and find that you already have Communism. We won’t have to fight you; we’ll so weaken your economy, until you fall like overripe fruit into our hands.”

If your argument is strong, why do you need to come up with fake quotes to support it?

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

If your argument is strong, why do you need to come up with fake quotes to support it?

if you're not a shit mouth, why is shit always coming owchore mouth?

[Walt]

if you're not a shit mouth, why is shit always coming owchore mouth?

https://www.politifact.com/factcheck...ns-60-years-a/

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

https://www.politifact.com/factcheck...ns-60-years-a/

[no worries]

Those Scandinavian countries keep telling those white liberals they are not socialist.

Not in the way RWNJ's describe socialist.
However RWNJ think corporate tax cuts and bailouts are "capitalism".

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

Not in the way RWNJ's describe socialist.
However RWNJ think corporate tax cuts and bailouts are "capitalism".

right. many rwnj are fascist, so are dnc and biden, and china.

[Flash]

Not in the way RWNJ's describe socialist.
However RWNJ think corporate tax cuts and bailouts are "capitalism".

Or, in the way left-wing describes socialism. It is not an expansive welfare system (certainly China does not meet that definition).

Tax cuts (or tax increases) are both capitalism. Bail-outs violate free market principles. Current funding for bailouts to corporations or citizens (stimulus checks) are not free market capitalism.