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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    News Flash: You and Martin are on the same side.
    buzz off bozo

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    buzz off bozo

    (shaking head)

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    I am much smarter than you.
    Uh huh. Well, maybe this will be easy for you to understand then:

    "Socialism is a political, social, and economic philosophy encompassing a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership[1][2][3] of the means of production[4][5][6][7] and democratic control, such as workers' self-management of enterprises.[8][9]" Emphasis supplied. Wikipedia.

    Being that you're smarter than me you will know what "means of production" is.
    "Give pearls away and rubies but keep your fancy free."

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin View Post
    Uh huh. Well, maybe this will be easy for you to understand then:

    "Socialism is a political, social, and economic philosophy encompassing a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership[1][2][3] of the means of production[4][5][6][7] and democratic control, such as workers' self-management of enterprises.[8][9]" Emphasis supplied. Wikipedia.

    Being that you're smarter than me you will know what "means of production" is.
    and?

    I don't get my political philosophy from a group blog.

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin View Post
    Uh huh. Well, maybe this will be easy for you to understand then:

    "Socialism is a political, social, and economic philosophy encompassing a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership[1][2][3] of the means of production[4][5][6][7] and democratic control, such as workers' self-management of enterprises.[8][9]" Emphasis supplied. Wikipedia.

    Being that you're smarter than me you will know what "means of production" is.

    I'm not sure BP understands the meaning of words. Something Socrates said was vital for understanding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    and?

    I don't get my political philosophy from a group blog.
    So you think the meaning of socialism depends on your political philosophy. As for "and" the definition you quoted means an American citizen could NOT own a business that produces anything
    Last edited by martin; 10-25-2021 at 01:43 PM.
    "Give pearls away and rubies but keep your fancy free."

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    Explain it. Where does the Const. make socialism illegal?
    the Constitution limits government to those few and defined powers.............everything else belongs to the states or the people........so, people have rights, one of which is a right to contract............that alone makes socialism impossible
    A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    There has always been a lot of irony concerning Deplorables screaming about socialism on an internet invented by government scientists at taxpayer expense.
    do you actually know any of the history about the invention of the internet? or do you believe al gore invented it?
    A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    This will not get past the thick cranial skull material that encapsulates the Conservative Brain.
    go al gore ROFL
    A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    and?

    I don't get my political philosophy from a group blog.
    obviously..........because you can't call yourself a supporter of freedom and demand overwhelming government control to enact it
    A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin View Post
    So you think the meaning of socialism depends on your political philosophy. As for "and" the definition you quoted means an American citizen could own a business that produces anything
    Socialism does not have to mean denying right to own business.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmarterthanYou View Post
    the Constitution limits government to those few and defined powers.............everything else belongs to the states or the people........so, people have rights, one of which is a right to contract............that alone makes socialism impossible
    How does socialism negate a contract?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmarterthanYou View Post
    obviously..........because you can't call yourself a supporter of freedom and demand overwhelming government control to enact it
    Don't waste my time with that inane chit chat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    Don't waste my time with that inane chit chat.
    dont waste the boards time with your idiocy
    A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmarterthanYou View Post
    do you actually know any of the history about the invention of the internet? or do you believe al gore invented it?
    Yes, I do know, though I am sure my post had you frantically googling for info.

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